Using animal models to study post-partum psychiatric disorders
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[Psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and post-partum].
Pregnancy is the most beautiful and memorable time in a woman’s life. Apart from medical and obstetrical challenges it involves a of lot emotional, psychological and social aspects too. Although women having medical and obstetrical disorders commonly seek treatment, psychological problems are often not addressed. A female may continue to live in a state of emotional turmoil and may attribute th...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12640