Rates and predictors of depression in adoptive mothers: Moving toward theory

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-63

  Foli, Karen J ^a   South, Susan C ^a   Lim, Eunjung ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adoptive parents; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; postadoption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856905742     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e318244553e     Document Type: Article

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