Depression after delivery: Risk factors, diagnostic and therapeutic considerations

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1670-1682

  Scrandis, Debra A ^a,b   Sheikh, Tehmina M ^a,c   Niazi, Robina ^a,c   Tonelli, Leonardo H ^a   Postolache, Teodor T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c St Elizabeths Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression treatments; Postnatal depression; Postpartum blues; Postpartum depression; Postpartum mood disorders; Women

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FISH OIL; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GESTAGEN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

POLYOMMATINAE;

EID: 35848938292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.207     Document Type: Review

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