Risk factors of new onset anxiety and anxiety exacerbation in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 238, Issue , 2018, Pages 626-635

  Furtado, Melissa ^a,b   Chow, Cheryl H T ^a   Owais, Sawayra ^a,b   Frey, Benicio N ^a,b   Van Lieshout, Ryan J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; OXYTOCIN;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPARA; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85048976062     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.05.073     Document Type: Review

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