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The Stafford Interview

A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry

Authors: Ian Brockington, Prabha Chandra, Alessandra Bramante, Hettie Dubow, Walaa Fakher, LLuïsa Garcia-Esteve, Kristina Hofberg, Suaad Moussa, Bruma Palacios-Hernández, Ylva Parfitt, Pey-Ling Shieh

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

This article describes an interview exploring the social, psychological and psychiatric events in a single pregnancy and puerperium. It has been in development since 1992 and is now in its 6th edition. It takes approximately 2 h to administer and has 130 compulsory probes and 185 ratings. It is suitable for clinical practice, teaching and research.

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Title: The Stafford Interview
A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry
Authors: Ian Brockington
Prabha Chandra
Alessandra Bramante
Hettie Dubow
Walaa Fakher
LLuïsa Garcia-Esteve
Kristina Hofberg
Suaad Moussa
Bruma Palacios-Hernández
Ylva Parfitt
Pey-Ling Shieh
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-016-0683-8

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