Effectiveness of psychological interventions for postnatal depression in primary care: A meta-analysis

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 463-472

  Stephens, Sian ^a   Ford, Elizabeth ^a   Paudyal, Priya ^a   Smith, Helen ^a  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Postnatal depression; Primary care; Psychological intervention; Psychotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84987729399     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1967     Document Type: Article

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