The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-133

  Chowdhary, Neerja ^a,b   Sikander, Siham ^c   Atif, Najia ^c   Singh, Neha ^a   Ahmad, Ikhlaq ^c   Fuhr, Daniela C ^b   Rahman, Atif ^d   Patel, Vikram ^a,b  

^a Sangath   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Human Development Research Foundation   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health personnel; Community health workers; Depression; Developing country; Mothers; Perinatal depression; Voluntary workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MOTHERS; PERINATAL DEPRESSION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM SOLVING; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84891626907     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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