Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 305-310 , May 2010

Anxiety disorders before birth and self-perceived distress during pregnancy: Associations with maternal depression and obstetric, neonatal and early childhood outcomes

  • Julia Martini

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitaet, Dresden, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 351 463 32555; fax: +49 351 463 36984.
    • These authors shared 1st authorship.
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  • Susanne Knappe

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitaet, Dresden, Germany
    • These authors shared 1st authorship.
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  • Katja Beesdo-Baum

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitaet, Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Roselind Lieb

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychology, Epidemiology and Health Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland
    • Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitaet, Dresden, Germany
    • Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany

Received 8 July 2009 ,Revised 27 January 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.04.004

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 305-310 , May 2010

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