Cognitive-behavioral group treatment for perinatal anxiety: a pilot study

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 631-638

  Green, Sheryl M ^a,b   Haber, Erika ^a,b   Frey, Benicio N ^a,b   McCabe, Randi E ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavior; Cognitive; Group; Perinatal; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GROUP THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937975858     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0498-z     Document Type: Article

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