Psychobiology of postpartum mood disorders

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-89

  Wisner, Katherine L ^a   Stowe, Zachary N ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

mood disorder; Postpartum depression; postpartum psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0031055515     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067970     Document Type: Article

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