Prevention and treatment of postnatal depression

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-576

  Chabrol, Henri ^a   Callahan, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Pharmacological prevention; Pharmacological treatment; Postnatal depression; Psychological prevention; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CITALOPRAM; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FISH OIL; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GESTAGEN; NEFAZODONE; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE; THYROXINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONOTHERAPY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34248390165     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.7.5.557     Document Type: Review

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