Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: The uninvited birth companion

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 347-353

  Polachek, Inbal Shlomi ^a   Harari, Liat Huller ^b   Baum, Micha ^c   Strous, Rael D ^a,d  

^a BEER YAAKOV MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ramat Chen Community Center   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Delivery; Depression; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR PAIN; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863307532     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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