Postpartum depressive symptomatology in new mothers and fathers: Parenting, work, and support

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 129-139

  Leathers, Sonya J ^a   Kelley, Michele A ^a   Richman, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

EID: 0030697325     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199703000-00001     Document Type: Article

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