Depression in postpartum and non-postpartum women: Prevalence and risk factors

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 426-433

  Eberhard Gran, M ^a   Eskild, A ^a,b   Tambs, K ^a   Samuelsen, S O ^c   Opjordsmoen, S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Postpartum depression; Prevalence; Reproduction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0036889982     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02408.x     Document Type: Article

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