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Postpartum anxiety and depression: onset and comorbidity in a community sample

STUART, SCOTT, COUSER, GREG, SCHILDER, KELLY, O'HARA, MICHAEL W., GORMAN, LORI·1998·The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease

Abstract

A community-based sample of 107 women completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 14 weeks postpartum and at 30 weeks postpartum. The point prevalence of anxiety was 8.7% at 14 weeks and 16.8% at 30 weeks postpartum. The point prevalence of depression was 23.3% at 14 weeks and 18.7% at 30 weeks postpartum. The incidence of anxiety during this time period was 10.28%, and the incidence of depression was 7.48%, indicating high incidences of both postpartum anxiety and depression later in the postpartum period. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was found to have a strong correlation with the State Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (r = .73 at 14 weeks, r = .82 at 30 weeks), suggesting that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale may be a good screening instrument for anxiety as well as depression.

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  • The most commonly used measure was the EPDS; although validated for men, it combines depressive and anxiety symptoms.

    “The most frequent measure utilized was the EPDS, which although validated for use in men, also conflates depressive and anxiety symptoms (Green, 1998;Stuart et al. 1998).”

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Authors
STUART, S., COUSER, G., SCHILDER, K., O'HARA, M. W., & GORMAN, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Iowa State University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Published
1998-07
Volume
186
Issue
7
Pages
420-424
ISSN
0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1987360007
Cited by
258
References
18
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FWCI
9.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, comorbidities, prevalence, incidence, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, screening tool, state anxiety
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Female, Humans, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Puerperal Disorders, Time Factors, Comorbidity, Incidence, Prevalence, Depression, Postpartum, Postpartum Period

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