A Controlled Study of the Onset, Duration and Prevalence of Postnatal Depression

Cox, John; Murray, Declan; E. Chapman, Gail

doi:10.1192/bjp.163.1.27

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A Controlled Study of the Onset, Duration and Prevalence of Postnatal Depression

Published in The British Journal of Psychiatry • Jul 1, 1993

Authors:

John Cox

Declan Murray

Gail E. Chapman

Abstract

In a two-stage screening procedure using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Goldberg's Standardised Psychiatric Interview, 232 women six months after delivery were compared with control women individually matched for age, marital status and number of children, obtained from general practit...

Subject

Depression (economics)

Childbirth

Psychosocial

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