Maternal depression: An old problem that merits increased recognition by child healthcare practitioners

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 636-640

  Zimmer, Karen P ^a,c   Minkovitz, Cynthia S ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal and child health; Maternal depression; Screening

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0345687398     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-200312000-00016     Document Type: Review

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