Affective Temperaments May Predict Postpartum Depression: A Preliminary Study

Prevalence of Postpartum Depression; a longitudinal study

Background: Mothers are highly vulnerable to depression within the first year after childbirth. Approximately 10-20% of mothers suffer from depression during this period, and half of these women with symptoms of prominent postpartum depression (PPD) remain undiagnosed. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most widely applied screening instrument for PPD evaluation. In this stu...

Vasoinhibins May Contribute to Postpartum Depression

Clinical approach of alcoholism through affective temperaments

In the recent past multiple efforts have been made to subtype alcoholism beyond ICD-10, mainly in order to take in account the course of the disease and its neurochemistry. The typology of Otto Lesch [1,2] has received considerable attention due to its practical value and its relevance for the prediction of treatment response. While the comorbidity of alcoholism and affective disorder has been ...

prevalence of postpartum depression; a longitudinal study

background: mothers are highly vulnerable to depression within the first year after childbirth. approximately 10-20% of mothers suffer from depression during this period, and half of these women with symptoms of prominent postpartum depression (ppd) remain undiagnosed. the edinburgh postnatal depression scale (epds) is the most widely applied screening instrument for ppd evaluation. in this stu...

Microstructural brain abnormalities, affective temperaments, and suicidal behavior in patients with major depression

According to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, brain white matter (WM) abnormalities have been suggested to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and related suicidal behavior. However, MRI findings may be limited by low spatial resolution; therefore, an important contribution to the understanding of the role and significance of WM alterations deriv...