Early school outcomes for children of postpartum depressed mothers: Comparison with a community sample

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-218

  Kersten Alvarez, Laura E ^a,b   Hosman, Clemens M H ^a,c   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^a   Van Doesum, Karin T M ^a,d   Smeekens, Sanny ^a   Hoefnagels, Cees ^c,e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Indigo/Pro Persona Community Mental Health Center   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Dimence Community Mental Health Center   (Netherlands)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child development; Early school age; Maternal depression; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859839173     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0257-y     Document Type: Article

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