Shedding light on the difficulties and challenges experienced by mothers of infants

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-53

  Marshall, Emma J ^a   Thompson, Anthony P ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Coping; Motherhood; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891798822     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2012.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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