Postpartum Depression: Diagnostic and Treatment Issues

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 436-442

  Sharma, Verinder ^a,b   Sharma, Priya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bipolar disorder; Depression; DSM IV; EPDS; Lactation; Postpartum; Psychotherapy screening; RR

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ESTROGEN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP QUALITY; SUICIDE; FEMALE; REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84867607226     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35240-9     Document Type: Article

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