Maternal postnatal depression and children's growth and behaviour during the early years of life: Exploring the interaction between physical and mental health

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 690-695

  Avan, Bilal ^a   Richter, Linda M ^b   Ramchandani, Paul G ^a   Norris, Shane A ^c   Stein, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PITT DEPRESSION INVENTORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RICHMAN CHILD BEHAVIOUR SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH; INFANT; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77955774569     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.164848     Document Type: Article

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