Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder and its treatment

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-81

  Mangaoang, Maeve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child birth; Post traumatic stress disorder; Postnatal; Psychological intervention; PTSD

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79952175374     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700000288     Document Type: Review

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