Psychosocial Assessment and Integrated Perinatal Care

Identifying Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Evidence-Based Practice in Screening, Psychosocial Assessment, and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 121-138

  Austin, Marie Paule ^a,b,c   Fisher, Jane ^d   Reilly, Nicole ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Depression; High income; Integrated care; Low income; Mental health; Postnatal; Primary care; Psychosocial assessment; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976448910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118509722.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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