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Prevalence of suicidality during pregnancy and the postpartum

V. Lindahl, J. Pearson, L. Colpe

2005.5.11Archives of Womens Mental Health

DOI: 10.1007/s00737-005-0080-1

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The risk for suicidality is significantly elevated among depressed women during the perinatal period, and suicide has been found to be the second or leading cause of death in this depressed population.

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LINDAHL, V.; PEARSON, J.; COLPE, L. Prevalence of suicidality during pregnancy and the postpartum. Archives of Womens Mental Health, 2005, 8: 77–87.