Postpartum major depression: Detection and treatment

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2247-2254

  Epperson, C Neill ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033560697     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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