Does an intervention to reduce maternal anxiety, depression and trauma also improve mothers' perceptions of their preterm infants' vulnerability?

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-52

  Horwitz, Sarah Mccue ^a   Leibovitz, Ann ^b   Lilo, Emily ^c   Jo, Booil ^d   Debattista, Anne ^b   St John, Nick ^b   Shaw, Richard J ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84920988985     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21484     Document Type: Article

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