The treatment of postnatal depression by health visitors: Impact of brief training on skills and clinical practice

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-266

  Appleby, Louis ^a   Hirst, Emma ^a   Marshall, Sarah ^a   Keeling, Felicity ^a   Brind, Janet ^a   Butterworth, Tony ^a   Lole, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Community health nursing; Counselling; Depression; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SKILL; SYMPTOM; TRAINING;

EID: 0242721798     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00145-3     Document Type: Article

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