Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low-and lower-middle-income countries: A systematic review

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-149

  Fisher, Jane ^a   de Mello, Meena Cabral ^b   Patel, Vikram ^c   Rahman, Atif ^d   Tran, Thach ^e   Holton, Sara ^a   Holmesf, Wendy ^f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Research and Training Centre for Community Development   (Viet Nam)

^f BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 84856605747     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.091850     Document Type: Review

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