The association between perceived relationship discord at childbirth and parental postpartum depressive symptoms: A comparison of mothers and fathers in Sweden

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 430-438

  Kerstis, Birgitta ^a   Engström, Gabriella ^b   Sundquist, Kristina ^c   Widarsson, Margareta ^a   Rosenblad, Andreas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression postpartum; Family; Family relations; Fathers; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SWEDEN;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84868217737     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2012.684805     Document Type: Article

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