High EPDS scores in women from ethnic minorities living in London

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Onozawa, K ^a,b   Kumar, R C ^a   Adams, D ^b   Dore C ^b   Glover, Vivette ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EPDS; Ethnic minorities; Non English speaking background; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0041319501     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0006-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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