Postnatal depression and screening: Too broad a sweep?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 493, 2003, Pages 596-597

  Oates, Margaret ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADJUSTMENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCREENING;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0041631038     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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