OBJECTIVE To identify items on the BDI-II that best discriminate between clinically depressed and nondepressed postpartum women. BACKGROUND Postpartum depression is a serious and widespread health burden, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) is commonly used to detect depression in the postpartum. Yet certain depressive symptoms are "normative" sequelae of childbirth, calling into quest...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the efficacy of routine clinical evaluation with that of screening with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for the detection of postpartum depression in a residency training program practice. STUDY DESIGN Three hundred ninety-one patients during a period of 1 year were assigned according to delivery date to screening for postpartum depression with the Edinb...

BACKGROUND Research has shown that exposure to interpersonal violence is associated with poorer mental health outcomes. Understanding the impact of interpersonal violence on mental health in the early postpartum period has important implications for parenting, child development, and delivery of health services. The objective of the present study was to determine the impact of interpersonal viol...

Background: The burden of postpartum depression is significant because it remains unrecognized and it not only affects the mother adversely but also has a negative consequence on the family life and the development of the infant. Aim: The present study aims to study the prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among mothers attending the well baby clinic for vaccination of their Chi...

CONTEXT The early postpartum period is a time of high risk for a major depressive episode (or postpartum depression), with a prevalence of 13%. During this time, there is a heightened vulnerability for low mood because postpartum blues is common. Severe postpartum blues can herald the onset of postpartum depression. The neurobiological mechanisms to explain postpartum blues and the high risk fo...

Studies concerning the effect of a premature birth on maternal mental health suggest symptoms depression and anxiety are more prevalent in mothers infants compared to term infants. However, most studies investigating depressive only relate few months postpartum, whilst no measures used have been postpartum-specific. Additionally, extremely (<28 weeks’ gestation) relatively understudied. The aim...

57 Postpartum depression describes a heterogeneous group of depressive symptoms and syndromes of women that occurs during the first year following childbirth (1,2). The American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) uses the term “postpartum” more specifically to describe symptoms of major depressive disorder beginning within 4 weeks of...

INTRODUCTION The evidence suggests that some men experience depression after the childbirth of their wife, and this real and unknown phenomenon will adversely affect them as well as their families. Regarding the lack of understanding about the paternal depression and its complex and multifaceted etiology, the present study was done to assess the paternal postpartum depression and its relationsh...

CONTEXT It is well established that maternal prenatal and postpartum depression is prevalent and has negative personal, family, and child developmental outcomes. Paternal depression during this period may have similar characteristics, but data are based on an emerging and currently inconsistent literature. OBJECTIVE To describe point estimates and variability in rates of paternal prenatal and...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression and its consequences not only involve mothers and their children but it will also affect their families. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of mothers receiving peer support on postpartum depression. METHODS 100 eligible primiparous women participated in a randomized clinical trial. The intervention group received phone calls by their peer...