Antenatal Depressive Symptoms Associated with Specific Life Events and Sources of Social Support Among Italian Women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1131-1141

  Agostini, Francesca ^a   Neri, Erica ^a   Salvatori, Paola ^a   Dellabartola, Sara ^a   Bozicevic, Laura ^b   Monti, Fiorella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Pregnancy; Sources of social support; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928248559     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1613-x     Document Type: Article

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