Depression and anxiety symptoms of mothers of preterm infants are decreased at 4 months corrected age with Family Nurture Intervention in the NICU

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 51-61

  Welch, Martha G ^a,b   Halperin, Meeka S ^a   Austin, Judy ^c   Stark, Raymond I ^a   Hofer, Myron A ^a,b   Hane, Amie A ^b,d   Myers, Michael M ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; NICU; Nurture; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY NURTURE INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; MOTHER; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84955680207     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0502-7     Document Type: Article

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