Characteristics of fathers with depressive symptoms

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-128

  Rosenthal, David G ^a   Learned, Nicole ^a   Liu, Ying Hua ^a   Weitzman, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Child emotional problems; Paternal depressive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873410064     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0955-5     Document Type: Article

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