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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Volume 28, 2010 - Issue 3
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Attachment and interpersonal relationships in postnatal depression

Ross Bernard Wilkinson Australian National University, Department of Psychology, Canberra, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rhiannon Mulcahy Australian National University, Department of Psychology, Canberra, Australia
Pages 252-265 | Received 23 Jun 2009, Accepted 02 Jan 2010, Published online: 20 May 2010

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