Psychological correlates of decision-making during prenatal diagnosis: A prospective study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 68-74

  Brondino, Natascia ^a   Colombini, Gabriele ^a   Morandotti, Niccolò ^a   Podavini, Francesca ^a   De Vidovich, Giulia ^a   Formica, Manuela ^a   Arossa, Alessia ^a   De Silvestri, Annalisa ^b   Montanari, Laura ^a   Caverzasi, Edgardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Decision making; Depression; Prenatal diagnosis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BERLIN SOCIAL SUPPORT SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFLICT; DECISIONAL CONFLICT SCALE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878588765     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2013.797404     Document Type: Article

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