A systematic review of psychological treatments for clinical anxiety during the perinatal period

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 481-490

  Loughnan, Siobhan A ^a   Wallace, Matthew ^a   Joubert, Amy E ^a   Haskelberg, Hila ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a   Newby, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Anxiety; Perinatal; Postnatal; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MINDFULNESS; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85040926011     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0812-7     Document Type: Review

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