Comparing the Severity of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Pre-pregnancy, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Period among Women of reproductive age

Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period.

BACKGROUND The primary goal of this study was to examine the impact of pregnancy, childbirth, and menstruation on the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or exacerbation of OCD symptoms. METHOD One hundred twenty-six women aged between 18 and 69 years attending a university-based OCD clinic who met DSM-IV criteria for OCD according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV ...

Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy among Women of Reproductive Age in Developing Countries: A Narrative Review

Background & aim: Thecurrent population of the world is seven billion, and developing countries account for its 97%. Approximately 210 million pregnancies annually occur worldwide and 75-80 million of them are reported to be unintended. Multiple factors can contribute to unintended pregnancy, which need to be assessed to design interventions reducing the incidence of unintended pregnancies.This...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in fathers during pregnancy and postpartum.

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period: A Review

Bu makale obsesif kompulsif bozukluğun (OKB) gebelik ve postpartum dönemde epidemiyolojisi ve klinik özellikleri ile ilgili güncel literatürü gözden geçirmektedir. Konu ile ilgili bildiriler önemli sınırlılıklar ve farklı sonuçlara içermektedir. Bununla birlikte OKB’nin prevalans ve insidans oranları genel toplumda bildirilenlere göre bu iki dönemde daha yüksektir. Gebelik ve puerperiumda en sı...

The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Emotion Regulation Styles and Severity of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Women With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effect of emotion-focused therapy on emotional regulation styles and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in women with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Methods The present study has a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test and control group with follow-up. The statistical population included all women with OCD referring to cli...

Structure of depressive symptoms in pregnancy and the postpartum period.

BACKGROUND The present study investigated the structure of depressive symptoms in the perinatal period. METHOD The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was administered to a total of 1329 women in early, middle and late pregnancy and 5 days, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months after the delivery. RESULTS A number of somatic items and the suicidal ideation item of the SDS made low ...