Hormonal aspects of postpartum depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 465-475

  T Abou Saleh, Mohammed ^a   Ghubash, Rafia ^a   Karim, Leena ^a   Krymski, Mikhail ^a   Bhai, Idrees ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Depression; Hormones; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0031721747     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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