The assessment of depression in the postnatal period: A comparison of four self-report questionnaires

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-359

  Condon, John T ^a   Corkindale, Carolyn J ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TIME;

EID: 0030857662     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073844     Document Type: Article

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