Screening for and Treating Postpartum Depression and Psychosis: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 903-914

  Wilkinson, Andra ^a,b   Anderson, Seri ^b   Wheeler, Stephanie B ^b  

^a Child Trends   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Depression; Postpartum; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994716235     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2192-9     Document Type: Article

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