Identifying women at risk for sustained postpartum anxiety

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 213, Issue , 2017, Pages 131-137

  Dennis, Cindy Lee ^a,b   Brown, Hilary K ^a,c   Falah Hassani, Kobra ^a   Marini, Flavia Casasanta ^a   Vigod, Simone N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Postpartum; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; POSTPARTUM ANXIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF ESTEEM; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOTHER; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013104425     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.02.013     Document Type: Article

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