The highs and lows of maternal depression: Cluster analysis of depression symptoms in a sample of African American women

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 887-892

  Ronzio, Cynthia R ^a   Mitchell, Stephanie J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Cluster analysis; Maternal depression; Social support; Symptom differentiation; Typology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 78651494046     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e3181e8aed3     Document Type: Article

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