Does antenatal screening for psychosocial risk factors predict postnatal depression? A follow-up study of 154 women in Adelaide, South Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-55

  Edwards, Belinda ^a   Galletly, Cherrie ^b   Semmler Booth, Tracy ^b   Dekker, Gus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Central Northern Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Anxiety; Pregnancy; Socio economic deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36849029909     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701739629     Document Type: Article

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