Recognition of Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression in Refugee and Immigrant Women: Are Current Screening Practices Adequate?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1019-1024

  Tobin, Carolyn ^a   Di Napoli, Pam ^a   Wood Gauthier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Northern New England; Postpartum depression; Postpartum depression predictor inventory revised (PDPI R); Postpartum depression risk factors; Refugee and immigrant women; Screening and follow up

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIGRANT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937519214     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0041-8     Document Type: Article

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