Comparison of two strategies to improve infant sleep problems, and associated impacts on maternal experience, mood and infant emotional health: A single case replication design study

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 437-442

  Matthey, Stephen ^a,b,d   Črnčec, Rudi ^a,c,d  

^a Infant   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural treatment; Infant mental health; Infant sleep; Perinatal mental health; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOOD; MOTHER; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD REARING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84860543598     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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