Assessment acting as intervention: Findings from a study of perinatal psychosocial assessment

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 500-511

  Darwin, Zoe ^a   McGowan, Linda ^b   Edozien, Leroy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

measurement reactivity; perinatal mental health; pregnancy; psychosocial assessment; qualitative; reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84887983097     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2013.834042     Document Type: Article

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