Prevalence and social correlates of postnatal depression in a low income country

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Husain, N ^a,b   Bevc, I ^c   Husain, M ^a   Chaudhry, I B ^b   Atif, N ^d   Rahman, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Hincks Dellcrest Centre   (Canada)

^d Human Development Research Foundation   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Mental health; Pakistan; Postnatal depression; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33745640083     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-006-0129-9     Document Type: Article

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