title: Postnatal depression: how can the distress be alleviated?
abstract: This paper discusses the incidence, manifestations and predisposing factors of postnatal depression. The different theories about its underlying causes are reviewed, together with the associated evidence. The implications of this for the practice of community nurses and midwives are then considered in terms of the prevention, detection and treatment of the condition.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balcombe
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*