Maternal antenatal depression and infant disorganized attachment at 12 months

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-153

  Hayes, Lisa J ^a   Goodman, Sherryl H ^a   Carlson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

disorganized attachment; maternal depression; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874663622     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2013.743256     Document Type: Article

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