Depression and breastfeeding: Which postpartum patients take antidepressant medications?

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 888-891

  Battle, Cynthia L ^a,b,c,e   Zlotnick, Caron ^a,b,c   Pearlstein, Teri ^a,b,c   Miller, Ivan W ^a,b   Howard, Margaret ^a,c   Salisbury, Amy ^a,c   Stroud, Laura ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Breastfeeding; Infant exposure; Postpartum depression; Treatment acceptability

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; DAY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549111598     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20299     Document Type: Article

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