Singing "the baby blues": A content analysis of popular press articles about postpartum affective disturbances

Women and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 37-56

  Martinez, Renee ^a   Johnston Robledo, Ingrid ^a   Ulsh, Heather M ^a   Chrisler, Joan C ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby blues; Depression; New mothers; Postpartum; The media

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LITERATURE; MARRIAGE; MODEL; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MASS MEDIA; PERIODICALS; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034460811     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v31n02_02     Document Type: Article

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