Effects of gonadal steroids in women with a history of postpartum depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 924-930

  Bloch, Miki ^b   Schmidt, Peter J ^b   Danaceau, Merry ^b   Murphy, Jean ^b   Nieman, Lynnette ^b   Rubinow, David R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LEUPROLIDE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PLACEBOS; PROGESTERONE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034081930     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.6.924     Document Type: Article

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