Risk factors for postnatal depression: A review and risk factors in Australian populations

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Boyce, Philip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Personality; Postnatal depression; Psychosocial; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; OBSTETRICS; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0042130517     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0005-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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