Brazilian version of the postpartum depression screening scale-24 [PDF]
Introduction The PDSS-24 is a Portuguese short version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (Beck and Gable, 2002). Items were selected on the basis of exploratory factor analysis (those with loadings >.60). The PDSS-24 proved to be superior to
M. Barros +3 more
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Postpartum depression and thyroid dysfunction– should pregnant women be screened for thyroid disorders? [PDF]
The relationship between thyroid dysfunction and postpartum depression has been investigated for quite some time now, but no consensus has been reached regarding the need for screening for thyroid function during pregnancy. This paper aims to investigate
Anca A. Simionescu, Erika Marin
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Postpartum depression: Prevention and multimodal therapy [PDF]
A woman goes through many biological (hormonal, physical), psychological (emotional), and socio-cultural changes during pregnancy. Furthermore, changes also occur in the mother's familial and interpersonal world after childbirth.
Anca Daniela Stanescu +4 more
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Risk-Stratified Screening for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Integrating Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Psychosocial Context [PDF]
Background: Perinatal depression and anxiety are common but often under-detected. Current screening relies on depression-centered instruments and may miss relational drivers including sexual dysfunction, low self-esteem, and psychosocial adversity ...
Roxana Ana Maria Dinescu +5 more
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Associations between domestic violence and psychosomatic symptoms and health behaviors during pregnancy and the puerperium: a comparative cross-sectional study [PDF]
BackgroundAccording to the WHO, violence is the intentional use of force or power against oneself, another person, or a community, causing injury, death, or harm.
Ana Bertha Zavalza-Gómez +15 more
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Enduring effects of brief interpersonal therapy on depression from pregnancy through 1-year postpartum: A randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Postpartum depression is prevalent with negative consequences for both mothers and developing infants. Little is known about how much the effects of depression treatment, delivered during pregnancy, persist as relapse prevention through 1-year postpartum.
Benjamin L. Hankin +6 more
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IntroductionPostpartum depression is a significant episode of depression beginning after giving birth. The prevalence of postpartum depression is approximately 20% in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hanin Mohammed Yaqoob Ahmad +5 more
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IntroductionPostpartum depression is considered a major public health problem, which immigrant mothers are at particular risk of being affected by, but it can also have long-lasting traumatic effects on the child's health and development.
Malin Skoog +2 more
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Background Postpartum depression is an important public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is estimated to be 18% worldwide. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mothers at risk of postpartum depression in Sri ...
Therese Røysted-Solås +3 more
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Depression, anxiety, insomnia and interleukins in the early postpartum period
BackgroundSome new mothers have been shown to suffer from anxiety and depression associated with insomnia during the postpartum period. Our study assessed the impact of demographic, psychopathological, and biochemical factors on the incidence of ...
Ewa Drozdowicz-Jastrzębska +7 more
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