The Case for Investigating Postpartum Depression in Lesbians and Bisexual Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-190

  Maccio, Elaine M ^a   Pangburn, Jaimee A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANHEDONIA; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SLEEP DISORDER; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BISEXUALITY; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955154965     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.02.007     Document Type: Note

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