Not just a middle-class affliction: Crafting a social work research agenda on postpartum depression

Health and Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-296

  Abrams, Laura S ^a   Curran, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk mothers; Low income women; Mental health; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38349080852     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/32.4.289     Document Type: Review

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