Supportive counselling by public health nurses for women with postpartum depression

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1317-1327

  Glavin, Kari ^a   Smith, Lars ^b   Sørum, Ragnhild ^c   Ellefsen, Bodil ^b  

^a VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postpartum depression; Pragmatic trial; Public health nurse; Supportive counselling; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952873787     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05263.x     Document Type: Article

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