Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and associated risk factors in women during their postpartum period: A major public health problem and global comparison

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-200

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b,c   Gerber, Linda M ^c   Sheikh, Javaid ^c  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Depression; Obstetric risks; Postpartum; Prevalence; Qatar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL STRESS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WORKING MOTHER;

EID: 84864110557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S29380     Document Type: Article

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