Online screening and referral for postpartum depression: An exploratory study

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 305-311

  Drake, Emily ^a   Howard, Erica ^a   Kinsey, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Postpartum depression; Referral; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896397773     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9573-3     Document Type: Article

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