title: Postpartum depression screening in yemeni and punjabi immigrant women.
abstract: This article describes strategies for using a postpartum depression screening tool with women from two immigrant minority populations (from Yemen and from the Punjab region of India). Techniques to maximize success while working with interpreters and with women's unique cultural considerations are presented. Two case studies provide examples of challenges presented and overcome by women from each of these populations.
authors.affiliation: Alameda Public Health Department, Family Health Services Division in Oakland, CA, USA. fritz@acgov.org
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGregor
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054521:Cultural Competency; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States; D015006:Yemen / Q000208:ethnology