The role of perfectionism in postpartum depression and symptomatology

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 459-468

  Maia, Berta R ^a,b,d   Pereira, Ana T ^a   Marques, Mariana ^a   Bos, Sandra ^a   Soares, Maria J ^a   Valente, José ^a   Gomes, Ana A ^c   Azevedo, Maria H ^a   Macedo, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder (ICD 10 DSM IV); Depressive symptomatology (BDI II); Perfectionism; Perinatal period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY II; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW FOR GENETIC STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; LIFE STRESS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFECTIONISM SCALE; PERFECTIONISM; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF ORIENTED PERFECTIONISM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALLY PRESCRIBED PERFECTIONISM;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERINATAL CARE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84870253521     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-012-0310-2     Document Type: Article

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