An intervention to reduce postpartum depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-63

  Howell, Elizabeth A ^a   Bodnar Deren, Susan ^a,e   Balbierz, Amy ^a   Loudon, Holly ^a   Mora, Pablo A ^b   Zlotnick, Caron ^c   Wang, Jason ^a   Leventhal, Howard ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Postpartum depression; Psychosocial; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895065900     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0381-8     Document Type: Article

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