Psychiatric disorders in pregnant and postpartum women in the United States

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 805-815

  Vesga López, Oriana ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^a,b   Keyes, Katherine ^c   Olfson, Mark ^a,b   Grant, Bridget F ^d   Hasin, Deborah S ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46849088770     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.65.7.805     Document Type: Article

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