Screening for perinatal depression

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-23

  Milgrom, Jeannette ^a,b   Gemmill, Alan W ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Effectiveness; Perinatal; Postnatal; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EATING DISORDER; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GUILT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PARENTHOOD; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; SHAME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ANTENATAL; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EFFECTIVENESS; PERINATAL; POSTNATAL; SCREENING;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84891631190     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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