Postnatal Depression, Mother-Infant Interactions, and Child Development: Prospects for Screening and Treatment

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

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 139-164

  Murray, Lynne ^a,b   Fearon, Pasco ^c   Cooper, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Behaviour problems; Cognitive development; Mother infant interactions; Postnatal depression; Screening; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976443374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118509722.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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