OBJECTIVE To determine the association between postpartum depression (PPD), intensification of back pain and exacerbation of changes in postural alignment intrinsic to puerperium. METHODS Eighty women at 2 to 30 weeks postpartum were included in the study according to the following criteria: literate mothers, gestation of 34 to 42 weeks, and healthy live-born infants. All mothers agreed to pa...

Chair: Meeta Co-Chairs: Leela Digumarti, Neelam Agarwal, Nirmala Vaze, Rashmi Shah, Sonia Malik. Advisory Board: Asha Kapadia, Atul Munshi, Duru Shah, Rama Vaidya, Saroj Srivastava, Sonia Malik, Sunila Khandelwal, Urvashi Prasad Jha. External Review Board: Anita Gadgil, Dayasagar, G R Sridhar, Hema Divakar, P K Shah, Rakesh Sahay, Sanjay Kalra. Resource Faculty: Alka Kumar, Anil Mahajan, Ani...

anxiety is one of the prevalent mental health disorders. stressors by changes in physiology can increase risk of physical diseases. high levels of cortisol have many negative effects on health. this study aimed to determine anxiety symptoms prevalence and its relationships with plasma cortisol level. this study was a descriptive- analytical cross-sectional that was conducted on 100 nursing stud...

objectives: the attentional control scale is a self- report questionnaire that assesses individual differences in attentional control. despite its extensive use, the psychometric properties of the persian version of the acs are not well understood. thus, the present study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of the attentional control scale and its relationship with symptoms of an...

BACKGROUND Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been used as a reliable screening tool for postpartum depression in many countries. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the EPDS in a sample of Iranian women. METHODS Using stratified sampling 262 postpartum women (2 weeks-3 months after delivery) were selected from urban and rural health ...

OBJECTIVE Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10-15% of mothers. Omega-3 fatty acids are an intriguing potential treatment for PPD. METHOD The efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids for PPD was assessed in an 8-week dose-ranging trial. Subjects were randomized to 0.5 g/day (n = 6), 1.4 g/day (n = 3), or 2.8 g/day (n = 7). RESULTS Across groups, pretreatment Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EP...

Objective This study compared the symptomatic emotional traits of elderly South Korean patients with hwa-byung and those with depression. Methods We enrolled 58 patients with hwa-byung, 180 patients with depression, and 181 healthy control subjects. All participants completed the Hwa-byung Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Geriatric Depression Sc...