The Relationship between Post-Natal Depression, Somatization and Behaviour in Malaysian Women

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Grace, Janet ^a   Lee, K K ^b   Ballard, Clive ^a   Herbert, Michael ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Seremban General Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chinese; depression; Malay; post partum; somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; CHILDBIRTH; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0035087809     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346150103800103     Document Type: Article

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