Experience of care for mental health problems in the antenatal or postnatal period for women in the UK: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 745-759

  Megnin Viggars, Odette ^a   Symington, Iona ^a,b   Howard, Louise M ^c   Pilling, Stephen ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health problems; Meta synthesis; Postnatal; Pregnancy; Qualitative research; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADDICTION; CUSTODIAL CARE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84945494130     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0548-6     Document Type: Review

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