Postpartum depression on the neonatal intensive care unit: Current perspectives

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 975-987

  Tahirkheli, Noor N ^a   Cherry, Amanda S ^a   Tackett, Alayna P ^b   McCaffree, Mary Anne ^a   Gillaspy, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mothers; Neonatal intensive care unit; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DSM-5; DSM-IV; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY STRESS; FATIGUE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD CHANGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING SCALE; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WRITING;

EID: 84911932202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S54666     Document Type: Review

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