Prevalence of antenatal and postnatal anxiety: Systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 315-323

  Dennis, Cindy Lee ^a   Falah Hassani, Kobra ^b   Shiri, Rahman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENATAL ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL ANXIETY; PRENATAL PERIOD; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 85013132036     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.187179     Document Type: Review

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