INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disorder that affects not only mothers, but also can lead to family, social, economic and vocational breakdown. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among mothers in an urban hospital setting in Malaysia. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, mothers attending routine visits...

(BMJ. 2020;371:m4022) Depression in pregnant and postpartum women is common rates of detection management could potentially improve with screening. Self-report depression symptom questionnaires such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Scale (EPDS) be used part a full assessment when suspected. This study individual participant data meta-analysis to assess accuracy EPDS screening whether differs by timin...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)1 has issued new recommendations on Screening for Depression in which they concluded, “The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the general adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women. Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate follow-up (B ...

A collection of USPSTF recommendation statements published in AFP is available at http://www. aafp.org/afp/uspstf. Summary of Recommendation and Evidence The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the general adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women. Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appr...

Background: Postpartum depression is the most common mood disorder of postpartum period of women's life and seems multivariate are associated with it. The aim of this study was to identify correlation between personal characteristics and scale of Edinburgh postnatal depression Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 597 volunteer postnatal women, whom had been visited in 6 pr...

The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of interpersonal violence and substance use to the prediction of postpartum depressive symptomatology. A community-based sample of 634 women in British Columbia, Canada was screened for interpersonal violence and substance use using the Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form. Of these women, 497 (78%) subsequently comp...

BACKGROUND We examined the current status of depressive and anxiety symptoms in Japanese women during pregnancy and postpartum. METHODS We asked 220 Japanese women who gave birth to singleton babies at term to answer the two self-administered questionnaires (Whooley's two questions and two-item generalized anxiety disorder scale) at first, second and third trimester of pregnancy and 1 month a...