Recovering from stillbirth: The effects of making and sharing memories on maternal mental health

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-207

  Crawley, Rosalind ^a   Lomax, Samantha ^a   Ayers, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

making memories; maternal health; mental health; sharing memories; stillbirth; stillborn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONLINE ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 84878556576     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2013.795216     Document Type: Article

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