Does Combining Infant Stimulation With Emergency Feeding Improve Psychosocial Outcomes for Displaced Mothers and Babies? A Controlled Evaluation From Northern Uganda

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-357

  Morris, Jodi ^a   Jones, Lynne ^b   Berrino, Annamaria ^c   Jordans, Mark J D ^d   Okema, Leonard ^c   Crow, Carmen ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS   (United States)

^d Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^e Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant stimulation; Infants; Malnutrition; Maternal mood; Mother child interaction; Mothers; Nutrition intervention; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOOD; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RECREATION; UGANDA;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 84865177234     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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