Screening For Perinatal Depression
Contributors: John Cox (Foreword); Carol Henshaw (Editor); Sandra Elliott (Editor)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: June 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781843102199
Subjects: Neonatal medicine; Psychiatry; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Medical / Nursing; Great Britain; Health & Fitness; Postpartum depression; Health/Fitness; Ophthalmology; Medical screening; Diagnosis; Pregnant women; Mental health services
First sentence: 'Screening' is a word that has sometimes been loosely used, but the National Screening Committee (NSC) in the UK has a specific definition: A public health service in which members of a defined population, who do not necessarily perceive that they are at risk of, or are already affected by a disease or its complications, are asked a question or offered a test to identify those individuals who are more likely to be helped than harmed by further tests or treatment to reduce the risk of disease or its complications.