Psychological interventions for postnatal depression: Cluster randomised trial and economic evaluation. The PoNDER trial

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 30, 2009, Pages

  Morrell, C J ^a   Warner, R ^b   Slade, P ^c   Dixon, S ^c   Walters, S ^d   Paley, G ^e   Brugha, T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68249129445     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta13300     Document Type: Review

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