Outcome of a postnatal depression screening programme using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 292-301

  Leung, Shirley S L ^a   Leung, Cynthia ^b   Lam, T H ^c   Hung, S F ^d   Chan, Ruth ^a   Yeung, Timothy ^e   Miao, May ^f   Cheng, Sammy ^d   Leung, S H ^a   Lau, Aster ^a   Lee, Dominic T S ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adult; mental health; screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MOTHER; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MOTHERS; NURSES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957819191     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq075     Document Type: Article

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