A prospective study of thoughts of self-harm and suicidal ideation during the postpartum period in women with mood disorders

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 483-488

  Pope, Carley J ^a   Xie, Bin ^b   Sharma, Verinder ^b,c,d   Campbell, M Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Regional Mental Health Care London ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Major depressive disorder; Postpartum; Self harm; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84890214819     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0370-y     Document Type: Article

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