Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and prevalence of postnatal depression at two months postpartum in a sample of Greek mothers

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-39

  Leonardou, A A ^a   Zervas, Y M ^a   Papageorgiou, C C ^a   Marks, M N ^b   Tsartsara, E C ^a   Antsaklis, A ^c   Christodoulou, G N ^a   Soldatos, C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549089938     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830802004909     Document Type: Article

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