Prevalence of antidepressant use and contacts with psychiatrists and psychologists in pregnant and postpartum women

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 318-324

  Munk Olsen, T ^a   Gasse, C ^a   Laursen, T M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Epidemiology; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84858160861     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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