Identifying Perinatal Anxiety

Identifying Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Evidence-Based Practice in Screening, Psychosocial Assessment, and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 93-107

  Ayers, Susan ^a,b   Coates, Rose ^b   Matthey, Stephen ^c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Sussex ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety symptoms; Birth; Postnatal; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976433897     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118509722.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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