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Non-Psychotic Psychiatric Disorder After Childbirth: A Prospective Study of Prevalence, Incidence, Course and Nature

Cooper, Peter J., Campbell, Elizabeth A., Day, Ann, Kennerley, Helen, Bond, Alison·1988·British Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1192/bjp.152.6.799
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The psychiatric state of 483 women was examined antenatally and at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum. Comprehensive assessments were made of all women antenatally and of subgroups of the full sample postnatally. Psychiatric state was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire, the Present State Examination and the Montgomery and åsberg Depression Rating Scale. In terms of PSE criteria, the point prevalence of non-psychotic psychiatric disorder antenatally was found to be 6.0%; and postnatally it was estimated to be 8.7% at 3 months, 8.8% at 6 months and 5.2% at 12 months after delivery. These prevalence rates were compared to the rate in a general population sample of non-puerperal women and found to be no greater. In a subgroup of the full sample, the incidence of psychiatric disorder in the year following delivery was estimated to be 15.1%, which is close to a figure previously reported for women in the community. The onset of psychiatric disturbance was soon after delivery in most instances; and, for the majority, the episode of disturbance lasted for 3 months or less. The distribution of PSE Catego classes and syndromes among the antenatal and postnatal samples were found to be similar to those in the non-puerperal comparison sample. Thus, the prevalence, incidence, and nature of non-psychotic psychiatric disorder in the 12 months following delivery do not appear to distinguish it from such disorders arising at other times.

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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].”

    From Perinatal mental illness: Definition, description and aetiology (2014) · cites this paper as [52]

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Authors
Cooper, P. J., Campbell, E. A., Day, A., Kennerley, H., & Bond, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Surrey (GB)
  • Warneford Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Cooper, Peter J.
ORCID
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Published
1988-06
Volume
152
Issue
6
Pages
799-806
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
DOI
10.1192/bjp.152.6.799
OpenAlex
W2057049271
Semantic Scholar
5f2ea7af06aafb995f52ff94a57774760aae7eb2
Cited by
425
References
40
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2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 4
FWCI
15.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 10807 d)
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords
postpartum mental disorders, postpartum depression, prevalence, incidence, psychiatric syndromes, women's mental health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, England, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Puerperal Disorders, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors

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