A narrative review of studies addressing the clinical effectiveness of perinatal depression screening programs

Women and Birth

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 51-59

  Reilly, Nicole ^a,b,c,d   Kingston, Dawn ^e   Loxton, Deborah ^a   Talcevska, Kristina ^c   Austin, Marie Paule ^c,d,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c St John of God Health Care   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g Royal Hospital for Women   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression screening; Effectiveness; Outcomes; Postnatal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PARENTAL STRESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL DEPRESSION; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85063751959     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.03.004     Document Type: Review

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