Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Depression Related to Reproductive Events

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Brandon, Anna R ^a,b   Crowley, Shannon K ^a,b   Gordon, Jennifer L ^a,b   Girdler, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Neurosciences Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Depression; Major depressive disorder; Menopausal; Menstrually related mood disorders; Perimenopausal; Perinatal; Postnatal; Postpartum; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Reproductive events

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; MOOD DISORDER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84912551926     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-014-0526-0     Document Type: Review

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