Depressive mood in early pregnancy: Prevalence and women at risk in a national Swedish sample

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-123

  Rubertsson, Christine ^a   Waldenström, Ulla ^a   Wickberg, Birgitta ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LINGUISTICS; MULTIPARA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0042744059     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264683031000124073     Document Type: Article

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