Detecting Depression in Pregnancy: Validation of EPDS in British Pakistani Mothers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1085-1092

  Husain, Nusrat ^a   Rahman, Atif ^b   Husain, Meher ^c   Khan, Sarah Marium ^d   Vyas, Avni ^e   Tomenson, Barbara ^e   Cruickshank, Kennedy J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Minority group; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84912045265     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-9981-2     Document Type: Article

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