Antenatal depression in a multi-ethnic, community sample of Canadian immigrants: Psychosocial correlates and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 579-587

  Peer, Miki ^a,b   Soares, Claudio N ^b   Levitan, Robert D ^a,c,d   Streiner, David L ^d,e,f   Steiner, Meir ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Immigration; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMIGRANT; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84885441039     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305801007     Document Type: Article

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