How does gender influence immigrant and refugee women's postpartum depression help-seeking experiences?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 714-725

  O'Mahony, J M ^a   Donnelly, T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture ethnicity; Maternal mental health; Postnatal depression; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURE/ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY; REFUGEE; SELF CONCEPT;

CULTURE/ETHNICITY; MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CANADA; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 84882845381     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12005     Document Type: Article

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