Stories of women involved in a postpartum depression peer support group

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 524-532

  Montgomery, Phyllis ^a   Mossey, Sharolyn ^a   Adams, Sara ^a   Bailey, Patricia H ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Postpartum depression; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF HELP; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868147809     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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