Intimate partner violence and psychosocial health, a cross-sectional study in a pregnant population

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Van Parys, An Sofie ^a   Deschepper, Ellen ^a   Michielsen, Kristien ^a   Galle, Anna ^a   Roelens, Kristien ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a   Verstraelen, Hans ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abuse; Intimate partner violence; Pregnancy; Psychosocial health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946730841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0710-1     Document Type: Article

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