Childhood Abuse History, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Postpartum Mental Health, and Bonding: A Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-68

  Seng, Julia S ^a   Sperlich, Mickey ^a   Low, Lisa Kane ^a   Ronis, David L ^a   Muzik, Maria ^a   Liberzon, Israel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Childhood maltreatment; Depression; Postpartum mental health; Posttraumatic stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873268926     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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