Are we overpathologising motherhood?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 263-266

  Matthey, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Motherhood; Perinatal mental health; Postnatal depression; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 71649095492     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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