Paternal perinatal depression: An overview and suggestions towards an intervention model

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-16

  Habib, Cherine ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Fathers; Intervention; Perinatal; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873310113     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.2012.18.1.4     Document Type: Article

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