Postnatal depression: A hidden illness

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 272-275

  Bagedahl Strindlund M ^a   Börjesson, K Monsen ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Postnatal depression; Rating scale; Research Diagnostic Criteria; Well Baby Clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031727059     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10083.x     Document Type: Article

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