Perinatal depressive symptomatology among lesbian and bisexual women

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-59

  Ross, L E ^a   Steele, L ^a   Goldfinger, C ^a   Strike, C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Lesbian; Parenting; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34047200889     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-007-0168-x     Document Type: Article

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