Obesity and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 293-305

  Nagl, Michaela ^a   Linde, Katja ^a   Stepan, Holger ^a   Kersting, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Excessive gestational weight gain; Obesity; Postpartum weight retention; Pregnancy; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTENATAL ANXIETY; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POSTNATAL ANXIETY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; PUERPERIUM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH; FEMALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938912629     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.054     Document Type: Review

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