Controlled prospective study of postpartum mood disorders: comparison of childbearing and nonchildbearing women
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A controlled prospective study was undertaken to determine the extent to which pregnancy and the puerperium are associated with increased risk for minor and major depression, depressive symptom-atology, and poor social adjustment. A large sample of childbearing (CB) women were recruited during the second trimester of pregnancy along with an equal sized, matched sample of nonchild-bearing (NCB) women. Ss were assessed multiple times during pregnancy and after delivery by questionnaire and through personal interview on measures of depression and other mood states and marital and social adjustment. There were no differences between CB and NCB Ss with respect to rates of minor and major depression during pregnancy or after delivery. However, CB women experienced significantly higher levels of depressive symptomatology and poor social adjustment than NCB women during late pregnancy and the early puerperium.
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Studies of perinatal depression with control groups of non-pregnant and non-postpartum women have not found different depression rates across groups.
“For example, studies of perinatal depression that included control groups of non-pregnant and non-postpartum women have not found different rates of depression across groups [52,53].”
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- Authors
- O'Hara, M. W., Zekoski, E. M., Philipps, L. H., & Wright, E. J.
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 1990-02
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-15
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- OpenAlex
- W1990553277
- Cited by
- 610
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 15.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH39383)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy-related medical research
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, pregnancy, postpartum period, childbearing women, depressive symptoms, social adaptation, marital adjustment, mood disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Iowa, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Prospective Studies, Puerperal Disorders, Social Adjustment
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