Immigrant and refugee women's post-partum depression help-seeking experiences and access to care: A review and analysis of the literature

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 917-928

  O'Mahony, J ^a   Donnelly, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant and refugee women; Mental health care; Post partum depression

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIGRATION; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78449307995     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01625.x     Document Type: Review

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