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What should be done about postnatal depression in Hong Kong?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee, Dominic Ts Chung, Tony Kh |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | Postnatal depression is one of the most common forms of psychiatric morbidity of child-bearing and causes a host of adverse psychosocial complications to the mother, the children, and the family. Recent studies have shown that 12% of local women have postnatal depression and most of them receive no meaningful medical attention. The validation of a local version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has made systematic screening for postnatal depression feasible. However, such a screening programme should be backed up by well-resourced counselling and psychiatric services. Much remains to be done if a reasonable level of post-partum psychological care is to be provided. Additional funding is required to train nurse counsellors and set up postnatal mental health teams, as well as mother and child units. |
| Starting Page | 39 |
| Ending Page | 42 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 11821566 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.hkmj.org/system/files/hkm9903p39.pdf |
| Journal | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
