Postpartum mood disorders may be related to a decreased insulin level after delivery

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 820-823

  Chen, Ting Hsiu ^a,b   Lan, Tsuo Hung ^b,c,d,e   Yang, Chin Yi ^f   Juang, Kai Dih ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Yuli Hospital Department of Health Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^f Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MOOD DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 31844432948     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.09.032     Document Type: Article

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