Mothers with mental health problems: A systematic review

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 519-528

  Blegen, Nina E ^a,b   Hummelvoll, Jan K ^c   Severinsson, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children at risk; Maternal mental health; Mental health problems; Mothers; Responsibility; Review; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; FEAR; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; FEAR; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 78650949950     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00550.x     Document Type: Review

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