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Postnatal depression: a Korean perspective.

Jihyeon Kim·Anne Buist
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OBJECTIVE: To provide insight into the cultural influences on postnatal depression (PND) in women from Korean backgrounds. CONCLUSIONS: Lack of support has been seen to be a key risk factor in postnatal depression. In Korean society, little research has been done on this disorder, but it is likely that traditional support might have a protective role. Erosion of this with westernization of Korea, or isolation in Korean immigrants to Australia, is likely to be significant for new mothers from this cultural background.

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Jihyeon Kim, Anne Buist. 2005. Postnatal depression: a Korean perspective.. https://doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1665.2004.02153.x

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