Are stress-induced cortisol changes during pregnancy associated with postpartum depressive symptoms?

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 931-937

  Nierop, Ada ^a   Bratsikas, Aliki ^a   Zimmermann, Roland ^b   Ehlert, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Postpartum depressive symptoms; Pregnancy; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33751324086     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000244385.93141.3b     Document Type: Article

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