GPs' and health visitors' views on the diagnosis and management of postnatal depression: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 548, 2008, Pages 169-176

  Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a,b   Chamberlain, Elizabeth ^a   Turner, Katrina ^b,c   Folkes, Liz ^c   Caulfield, Layne ^d   Sharp, Deborah ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d North West Deanery ^*

Author keywords

Health visitors; Postnatal depression; Primary care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSTNATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 40749146771     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X277212     Document Type: Article

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