Journal article
Depression and anxiety during the perinatal period
Abstract
BackgroundMood and anxiety and related disorders (AD) account for a significant proportion of mental health conditions, with close to 30 % of the population (28.8 %) suffering from an AD at some time in their life, and over fifteen percent (16.2 %) suffering from a mood disorder. The existing empirical literature leaves a number of important gaps with respect to our understanding of mood, anxiety and stress related difficulties among pregnant …
Authors
Fairbrother N; Young AH; Janssen P; Antony MM; Tucker E
Journal
BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12888-015-0526-6
ISSN
1471-244X