Racial discrimination, response to unfair treatment, and depressive symptoms among pregnant black and African American women in the United States

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 840-846

  Ertel, Karen A ^a   James Todd, Tamarra ^b   Kleinman, Kenneth ^c   Krieger, Nancy ^d   Gillman, Matthew ^c   Wright, Rosalind ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Missing data; Perinatal mental health; Prejudice; Prenatal; Prenatal depression; Racial discrimination; Socioeconomic status; Unfair treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STRESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870239165     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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