Predictors of postpartum depressive symptoms in Icelandic women

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  Thome, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Infant difficulty; Parent stress; Postpartum depression; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

EID: 0033921071     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00010326     Document Type: Article

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