The role of traditional confinement practices in determining postpartum depression in women in Chinese cultures: A systematic review of the English language evidence

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-169

  Wong, Josephine ^a   Fisher, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Confinement; Postpartum depression; Social Support

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CHINA; CHINESE; CONFLICT; CONVALESCENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; TENSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67349100526     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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