Postpartum depression is feared not only by women in their first pregnancy but also by “veteran” mothers who are into a new pregnancy. Yet, depression is often diagnosed in women who are still pregnant (perinatal depression). A large number of psychologists, neuroscientists, neurochemists, and psychiatrists view clinical anxiety and depression as similar disorders with quite similar symptomatol...

conclusions the more support in weeks 2 and 6 postpartum, the less ptsd occurs. therefore, it is suggested to health care providers who face mothers after delivery to evaluate the support received by mothers and help those with inadequate or inappropriate support. results a reverse significant association was found between family support in weeks 2 and 6 (92.6 ± 22.6, 83.7 ± 21.6, respectively)...

Background: Depressive and anxiety disorders are common health problems, affecting women at least twice as often as men. Although some studies have been made on pregnant women or, especially, in the postpartum period, most of these studies have been performed on small samples, mainly specific risk groups such as teenage mothers, women of low socioeconomic status and certain ethnic groups. Also,...

OBJECTIVES The objectives were to document the prevalence of maternal anxiety about food supply in Cree women who had 9-month-old infants, and to understand maternal and infant characteristics associated with anxiety. STUDY DESIGN The design was descriptive and combined both cross-sectional and retrospective analyses. METHODS The study took place in nine Cree communities in northern Quebec....

OBJECTIVE The goals of the present study were to estimate the incidence and course of full and partial Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childbirth and to prospectively identify factors associated with the development of PTSD symptoms at 1month following childbirth. METHODS The sample comprised 308 women, with assessments at four time points: 25-40weeks gestation, 4-6weeks postp...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and correlates of the postpartum depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. METHODS One hundred sixty six women were assessed around 10th to 14th days after delivery in Gangneung Asan Hospital, Korea, from September 2011 to March 2012. We checked their risk factors for postpartum depressive disorders using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Edinbur...

Ms Perfetti and Dr Clark are with the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Doctor Fillmore is with the Medical College of Wisconsin. Please address correspondence to Roseanne Clark, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 6001 Research Park Blvd, Madison, WI 53719; phone 608.263.6067; fax 608.262.0265; e-mail [email protected]. ABSTRACT Depression during the post...

Postpartum depression affects a huge number of women and has detrimental consequences. Knowing the factors associated with postpartum depression during pregnancy can help its prevention. Although there is evidence surrounding behavioral or psychological predictors of postpartum depression, there is a lack of evidence of biological forecasters. The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemog...