The effect of postpartum depression on child cognitive development and behavior: A review and critical analysis of the literature

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-274

  Grace, S L ^a   Evindar, A ^a   Stewart, D E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Cognitive development; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRACTIBILITY; EMBASE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEDLINE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0344876498     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0024-6     Document Type: Review

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