A prospective longitudinal study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from childbirth events

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1849-1859

  Alcorn, K L ^a   O'Donovan, A ^a   Patrick, J C ^b   Creedy, D ^a   Devilly, G J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; postnatal; prevalence; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 78650349074     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709992224     Document Type: Article

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