Anxiety in early pregnancy: Prevalence and contributing factors

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 221-228

  Rubertsson, C ^a   Hellstrom J ^a   Cross, M ^d   Sydsjo G ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorder; Hospital anxiety and depression scale; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEAR; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIRTH; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PARTURITION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901657552     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0409-0     Document Type: Article

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