The effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for preventing or treating postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 37-53

  Carter, Tim ^a   Bastounis, Anastasios ^a   Guo, Boliang ^a   Jane Morrell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Postpartum depression; Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPARA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85048126041     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0869-3     Document Type: Review

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