Pathway to care for postnatal depression after implementation of the Comprehensive Child Development Service in a regional hospital in Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-60

  Siu, Bonnie W M ^a   Chow, Hesione M T ^a   Kwok, Shirjolina S P ^a   Li, Oi Lin ^a   Koo, Mei Ling ^a   Poon, Pik Wa ^a  

^a CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Postnatal; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 79956263414     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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