New Fathers’ Perinatal Depression and Anxiety—Treatment Options: An Integrative Review

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 863-876

  O’Brien, Anthony P ^a   McNeil, Karen A ^a   Fletcher, Richard ^a   Conrad, Agatha ^a   Wilson, Amanda J ^a   Jones, Donovan ^a   Chan, Sally W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive behavioral therapy; depression; father; intervention; masculinity; men s perinatal; parenting

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BIRTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FATHER; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTING; PARTURITION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85021103213     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316669047     Document Type: Article

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