An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences

The relationship between distressing labour experiences and development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms was explored in a cohort of women eight months post-childbirth. Positive correlations were found between PTSD symptoms (measured by the Impact of Event Scale (lES)) and levels of...

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Main Author: Allen, Sarah F. C.
Other Authors: North, Nigel
Published: University of Southampton 1996
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138