Puerperal Psychosis - Analysis of 35 Cases

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 217-218

  Singh, Tanvir ^a   Kaur, Vaneet ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Psychosis; Puerperium; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034185191     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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