Perinatal Dyadic Psychotherapy: Design, Implementation, and Acceptability

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-323

  Goodman, Janice H ^a   Guarino, Antony J ^a   Prager, Joanna E ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention; mother infant relationship; postpartum depression (PPD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; OBJECT RELATION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; INTERVENTION; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER-INFANT RELATIONSHIP; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION (PPD); PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FAMILY NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

INTERVENTION; MOTHER-INFANT RELATIONSHIP; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION (PPD);

EID: 84881149080     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840713484822     Document Type: Article

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