Screening for postnatal depression: Are specific instruments mandatory?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 233-238

  Lee, Dominic T S ^a,b   Yip, Alexander S K ^a   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Leung, Tony Y S ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Postnatal depression; Rating scales; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035096262     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00193-2     Document Type: Article

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