A Review of Postpartum Depression for the Primary Care Physician

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-161

  Clay, Emily C ^a   Seehusen, Dean A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

"Baby blues"; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postpartum depression; Postpartum psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242269251     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000091029.34773.33     Document Type: Review

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