Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: Clinical implications

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 834-840

  Grigoriadis, Sophie ^a,b,c   Robinson, Gail Erlick ^c,d   Fung, Kenneth ^c,e   Ross, Lori E ^c,f   Chee, Cornelia ^g   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^h   Romans, Sarah ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Women's Mental Health Program

^e Univeristy Health Network

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Depression; Postpartum; Practices; Rituals

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MOOD DISORDER; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RITUAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 74549205993     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905401206     Document Type: Review

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