Screening for postnatal depression: Barriers to success

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-14

  Mitchell, A J ^a   Coyne, J ^b,c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 57349145833     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01834.x     Document Type: Note

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