Health professional's knowledge and awareness of perinatal depression: Results of a national survey

Women and Birth

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-16

  Buist, A ^a   Bilszta, J ^a   Milgrom, J ^a   Barnett, B ^b   Hayes, B ^c   Austin, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Awareness and health professionals; Education; Knowledge; Perinatal depression; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCREENING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33745506245     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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