The Neurobiological Impact of Postpartum Maternal Depression: Prevention and Intervention Approaches

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 179-200

  Drury, Stacy S ^a   Scaramella, Laura ^b   Zeanah, Charles H ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic interventions; Early life stress; Infants; Neurobiology; Postpartum depression; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DELUSION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GUILT; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL THERAPY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SADNESS; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDE; WEIGHT CHANGE; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84960077777     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2015.11.001     Document Type: Review

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