A review assessing the current treatment strategies for postnatal psychological morbidity with a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-388

  Peeler, Susanne ^a   Chung, Man C ^b   Stedmon, Jacqui ^a   Skirton, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Postnatal and perinatal; Psychological morbidity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892399110     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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