Treating postnatal depressive symptoms in primary care: A randomised controlled trial of GP management, with and without adjunctive counselling

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Milgrom, Jeannette ^a,b   Holt, Christopher J ^b   Gemmill, Alan W ^b   Ericksen, Jennifer ^b   Leigh, Bronwyn ^b   Buist, Anne ^a,c   Schembri, Charlene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Northpark Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCREENING TEST; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 79957484335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-95     Document Type: Article

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