Feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of an antenatal depression treatment with infant follow-up

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 717-730

  Milgrom, Jeannette ^a,b   Holt, Charlene ^a   Holt, Christopher J ^a   Ross, Jessica ^a   Ericksen, Jennifer ^a   Gemmill, Alan W ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Anxiety; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Infant outcomes; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM EFFICACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84941426550     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0512-5     Document Type: Article

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