Men's emotional responses to their partner's pregnancy and their views on support and information received

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-56

  Forsyth, Claire ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a,b   Wertheim, Eleanor H ^a   Paxton, Susan J ^a   Milgrom, Jeannette ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; men; pregnancy; relationships; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEN EMOTION; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79951505501     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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