Postnatal depression and socio-demographic risk: Factors associated with Edinburgh Depression Scale scores in a metropolitan area of New South Wales, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1040-1046

  Eastwood, John G ^a   Phung, Hai ^b,c   Barnett, Bryanne ^d,e  

^a SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^b Sydney South West Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health status indicators; Immigrants; Postpartum depression; Social isolation; Socioeconomic factors.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBURBAN AREA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 82355160657     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.619160     Document Type: Article

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