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The pathway to care in post-natal depression: women's attitudes to post-natal depression and its treatment. 1996

A Whitton, and R Warner, and L Appleby
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester.

Women suffering from post-natal depression were interviewed about their symptoms, help-seeking behaviour and treatment. Over 90% recognized there was something wrong, but only one-third believed they were suffering from post-natal depression. Over 80% had not reported their symptoms to any health professional.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010342 Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients' willingness to receive health care. Acceptability of Health Care,Health Care Seeking Behavior,Acceptability of Healthcare,Acceptors of Health Care,Health Care Utilization,Nonacceptors of Health Care,Patient Acceptance of Healthcare,Care Acceptor, Health,Care Acceptors, Health,Care Nonacceptor, Health,Care Nonacceptors, Health,Health Care Acceptability,Health Care Acceptor,Health Care Acceptors,Health Care Nonacceptor,Health Care Nonacceptors,Healthcare Acceptabilities,Healthcare Acceptability,Healthcare Patient Acceptance,Healthcare Patient Acceptances,Utilization, Health Care
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001294 Attitude to Health Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system. Health Attitude,Attitude, Health,Attitudes, Health,Health Attitudes,Health, Attitude to
D019052 Depression, Postpartum Depression in POSTPARTUM WOMEN, usually within four weeks after giving birth (PARTURITION). The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (From DSM-IV, p386) Post-Natal Dysphoria,Post-Partum Dysphoria,Postnatal Depression,Postnatal Dysphoria,Postpartum Depression,Postpartum Dysphoria,Post-Natal Depression,Post-Partum Depression,Depression, Post-Natal,Depression, Post-Partum,Depression, Postnatal,Dysphoria, Post-Natal,Dysphoria, Post-Partum,Dysphoria, Postnatal,Dysphoria, Postpartum,Post Natal Depression,Post Natal Dysphoria,Post Partum Depression,Post Partum Dysphoria

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