Loss of group memberships predicts depression in postpartum mothers

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 201-210

  Seymour Smith, Magen ^a   Cruwys, Tegan ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Brodribb, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group memberships; Identity continuity; Maternal health; Postpartum depression; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84997701136     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-016-1315-3     Document Type: Article

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