Transactional conflict between psychobiology and culture in the etiology of postpartum depression

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-17

  Hayes, M J ^a   Roberts, S ^a   Davare, A ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDBIRTH; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; THEORY; WORK;

EID: 0034116132     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0809     Document Type: Article

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