Changes in PTSD symptomatology and mental health during pregnancy and postpartum

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 453-463

  Onoye, Jane M ^a,c   Shafer, Leigh Anne ^b   Goebert, Deborah A ^a,c   Morland, Leslie A ^a,d   Matsu, Courtenay R ^a,c   Hamagami, Fumiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Mental health; Perinatal; PTSD; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTSD CHECKLIST; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890162468     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0365-8     Document Type: Article

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