Predictors of psychological distress among postnatal mothers in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional community-based study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-86

  Clarke, Kelly ^a   Saville, Naomi ^a   Shrestha, Bhim ^b   Costello, Anthony ^a   King, Michael ^a   Manandhar, Dharma ^b   Osrin, David ^a   Prost, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mother and Infant Research Activities MIRA   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Common mental disorder; Maternal mental health; Nepal; Postnatal depression; Postnatal psychological distress; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 12; GIRL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEPAL; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMON MENTAL DISORDER; MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH; NEPAL; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; POSTNATAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; RURAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEPAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895064335     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.018     Document Type: Article

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