Peripartum depression - does it occur in fathers and does it matter?

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-430

  Veskrna, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Etiology; Paternal; Treatment

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARACETAMOL; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG USE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BIAS; HEADACHE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYALGIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPARTUM DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 78649494142     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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