The inter-relationship between depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms in fathers during the antenatal period

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 359-373

  Wee, Kim Yiong ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a   Richardson, Ben ^a   McPhie, Skye ^a   Hill, Briony ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

antenatal; anxiety; depressive symptoms; fathers; men; pregnancy; stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FATHER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PARENTAL STRESS; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP QUALITY;

EID: 84938987588     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2015.1048199     Document Type: Article

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