Effect of peer support on prevention of postnatal depression among high risk women: Multisite randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7689, 2009, Pages 280-283

  Dennis, C L ^a,c   Hodnett, E ^a   Kenton, L ^a   Weston, J ^a   Zupancic, J ^b   Stewart, D E ^c   Kiss, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MOTHERS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849167073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a3064     Document Type: Article

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