Anxiety in childbearing women : diagnosis and treatment /

"Researchers have made tremendous progress in identifying and describing the nature and phenomenology of perinatal anxiety. Symptoms of anxiety have been studied in relation to birth outcomes for more than 30 years, and diagnoses of perinatal anxiety disorders have been the subject of much empi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wenzel, Amy
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2011]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Anxiety in women. Mental illness in pregnancy. Postpartum psychiatric disorders. Pregnant women > Mental health. Childbirth > Psychological aspects. Anxiety Disorders > diagnosis. Anxiety Disorders > therapy. Postpartum Period > psychology. Pregnancy > psychology. Pregnancy Complications. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and the postpartum period
Worry and generalized anxiety
Obsessions and compulsions
Panic attacks
Social anxiety
Childbirth-related fear and trauma
A biopsychosocial model of perinatal anxiety
Assessment of perinatal anxiety
Pharmacotherapy for perinatal anxiety
Psychotherapy for perinatal anxiety
Self-help resources for perinatal anxiety.