First-time parents' shared representation of postpartum depressive symptoms: A qualitative analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue , 2016, Pages 102-110

  Henshaw, Erin J ^a   Durkin, Kristine M ^a   Snell, Rita J ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Depression; Help seeking; Mental health; Perinatal; Postpartum; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD CHANGE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; DEVICES; FATHER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

CANDIDA;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84969786254     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.025     Document Type: Article

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