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. 2017 Feb;20(1):107-112.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-016-0683-8. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

The Stafford Interview : A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry

Ian Brockington  1 , Prabha Chandra  2 , Alessandra Bramante  3 , Hettie Dubow  4 , Walaa Fakher  5 , LLuïsa Garcia-Esteve  6 , Kristina Hofberg  7 , Suaad Moussa  5 , Bruma Palacios-Hernández  6 , Ylva Parfitt  8 , Pey-Ling Shieh  9
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The Stafford Interview : A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry

Ian Brockington et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Feb.

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.

Keywords: Pregnancy; parturition; the mother-infant relationship; the puerperium.

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