Post-partum depression in the community: A qualitative study from rural south India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-102

  Savarimuthu, R J S ^a   Ezhilarasu, P ^a   Charles, H ^a   Antonisamy, B ^a   Kurian, S ^a   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Post partum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149182319     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008097756     Document Type: Article

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