Prevalence, onset and comorbidity of postpartum anxiety and depressive disorders

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 459-468

  Reck, C ^a,c   Struben, K ^a   Backenstrass, M ^a   Stefenelli, U ^b   Reinig, K ^a   Fuchs, T ^a   Sohn, C ^a   Mundt, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute for Statistics   (Germany)

^c Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Epidemiology; Postpartum period; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949116426     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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