The use of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) to estimate prevalence of psychiatric disorder in early pregnancy

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-217

  Swallow, Brain L ^a   Lindow, S W ^b   Masson, E A ^b   Hay, D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038029657     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850031000087591     Document Type: Article

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