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Postpartum Depression Among African-American Women
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the nature of postpartum depression (PPD) among African-American women. Twelve women, who had experienced PPD within the last three years, were interviewed for approximately one hour at two intervals. Nudist-4 software and the constant comparative method were used to analyze the data. Five themes "Stressing Out," "Feeling Down," "Losing It," "Seeking Help," and "Feeling Better" represented aspects of PPD as experienced by the participants. The last theme, "Dealing with It," represented the cultural ways in which African-American mothers managed their depression. These included Keeping the Faith, Trying to Be a Strong Black Woman, Living with Myths, and Keeping Secrets. Suggestions for future directions in nursing research are included.
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“Other researchers (Amankwaa, 2003; Edge & Rogers, 2005) have not focused on the concept of strength, but obtained insight on the topic in the process of investigating other psychological or health-related phenomena.”
From Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health (2010) · cites this paper as Amankwaa, 2003
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“in one interview study, 12 African American women with postpartum depression discussed that obligations to exhibit strength, modeled by the women in their families, resulted in disregard for their physical and mental health, dissonance between the their “real self” and “ideal self,” and frustration when they were unable to live up to social expectations to be strong (Amankwaa, 2003).”
From Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health (2010) · cites this paper as Amankwaa, 2003
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“Verbalization of emotional distress or seeking professional mental health counseling might be interpreted as signs of weakness or as a failure to uphold the image of strength (Amankwaa, 2003; Curphey, 2003).”
From Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health (2010) · cites this paper as Amankwaa, 2003
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Metadata
- Authors
- Amankwaa, L. C.
- Affiliations
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amankwaa, Linda Clark
- Venue
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 297-316
- ISSN
- 0161-2840 (ISSN-L)
- 1096-4673
- OpenAlex
- W2165456924
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 33
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- FWCI
- 3.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, African American women, lived experience of depression, coping with depression, Black women, help-seeking, maternal mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Mother-Child Relations, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Social Support, Stereotyping, Stress, Psychological, United States, Depression, Postpartum, Qualitative Research
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