Early perinatal diagnosis of mothers at risk of developing post-partum depression a concise guide for obstetricians, midwives, neonatologists and paediatricians

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1096-1101

  Ambrosini, Alessandra ^a   Donzelli, Gianpaolo ^b   Stanghellini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melancholic type; Motherhood; Perinatal medicine; Post partum depression; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HETERONOMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERNOMIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANCHOLIA; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NEONATALOGIST; OBSTETRICIAN; ORDERLINESS; PEDIATRICIAN; PERFECTIONISM; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NEONATOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862889006     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.622011     Document Type: Article

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