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Recognition and management of perinatal depression and anxiety by general practitioners: a systematic review

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Ford,

Judy Shakespeare,

Fatin Elias,

Susan Ayers

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

family practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1460-2229

pISSN - 0263-2136

DOI - 10.1093/fampra/cmw101

Subject(s) - medicine , psycinfo , anxiety , depression (economics) , management of depression , psychiatry , medline , scopus , mental health , pregnancy , systematic review , family medicine , primary care , genetics , biology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics

Perinatal anxiety and depression are widespread, with up to 20% of women affected during pregnancy and after birth. In the UK, management of perinatal mental health falls under the remit of general practitioners (GPs). We reviewed the literature on GPs' routine recognition, diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in the perinatal period.

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