Seeking Help for Postpartum Depression in the Israeli Jewish Orthodox Community: Factors Associated with Use of Professional and Informal Help

Women and Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 455-473

  Bina, Rena ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

attitudes; informal help use; Israeli Jewish women; orthodox; postpartum depression; treatment use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMAL HELP USE; ISRAEL; ISRAELI JEWISH WOMEN; JEW; MASS SCREENING; MOTHER; ORTHODOX; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT USE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES; INFORMAL HELP USE; ISRAELI JEWISH WOMEN; ORTHODOX; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; TREATMENT USE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; JUDAISM; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903958287     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2014.897675     Document Type: Article

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