Association of peripartum synthetic oxytocin administration and depressive and anxiety disorders within the first postpartum year

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 137-146

  Kroll Desrosiers, Aimee R ^a   Nephew, Benjamin C ^b   Babb, Jessica A ^c   Guilarte Walker, Yurima ^a   Moore Simas, Tiffany A ^a   Deligiannidis, Kristina M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety anxiety disorders; biological markers; depression; maternal child; pregnancy and postpartum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSACHUSETTS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85011343022     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22599     Document Type: Article

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