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“I find peace there”: how faith, church, and spirituality help mothers of colour cope with postpartum depression

Robert H. KeefeSchool of Social Work, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Carol Brownstein-EvansDepartment of Social Work, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, USAView further author information
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Rebecca Rouland PolmanteerSchool of Social Work, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USAView further author information
Pages 722-733 | Received 21 Aug 2016, Accepted 01 Oct 2016, Published online: 29 Nov 2016

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Robert H. Keefe, Rebecca S. Rouland, Sandra D. Lane, Carol Brownstein-Evans, Christopher R. Larrison & Alan M. Delmerico. (2019) The Normative Nature of Depression Among Impoverished Mothers of Color: “. . .going around this big old circle . . . it always remain the same”. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 100:2, pages 188-199.
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Robert H. Keefe, Carol Brownstein-Evans & Rebecca S. Rouland Polmanteer. (2017) The Challenges of Idealized Mothering. Affilia 33:2, pages 221-235.
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