Body mass index, eating attitudes, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in pregnancy and the postpartum period

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 264-270

  Carter, Alice S ^a   Baker, Christina Wood ^b   Brownell, Kelly D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; BMI; Depression; Eating; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034113439     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200003000-00019     Document Type: Article

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