A geographic comparison of the prevalence and risk factors for postnatal depression in an Australian population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 424-430

  Bilszta, Justin L C ^a,c   Gu, Ying Zhi ^a   Meyer, Denny ^b   Buist, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Postnatal; Risk factors; Rural; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55049091817     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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