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Iyengar U, Hunt J. An Open Conversation About Postpartum Psychosis: An Interview with Jessie Hunt: Communications Lead, Advocate, and Expert by Experience. Yale J Biol Med 2024; 97:107-112. [PMID: 38559459 PMCID: PMC10964824 DOI: 10.59249/pwxz3821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Postpartum psychosis is a mental illness that is often misunderstood and stigmatized and can have a devastating impact on the women affected and their families, particularly when not identified and treated early on. The first-person perspective of experiencing a mental illness such as postpartum psychosis is remarkably powerful and can shed light on some of the hidden or misunderstood aspects of diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and getting support. With this in mind, we have prepared this interview from both an academic and lived experience perspective of postpartum psychosis, for clinicians, academics, mental health professionals, and members of the public.
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- Udita Iyengar
- Department of Psychosis Studies, King’s College London, London, UK
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Vanderkruik R, Kobylski LA, Dunk MM, Arakelian MH, Gaw ML, Dineen H, Kanamori M, Freeman MP, Cohen LS. The lived experiences of individuals with postpartum psychosis: A qualitative analysis. J Affect Disord 2024; 348:367-377. [PMID: 38160890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe psychiatric illness that occurs in about 1 to 2 per 1000 people in the perinatal period. To date, qualitative research investigating PP has focused on specific topics, such as treatment experiences or the impact of the illness on patients' lives and families. These studies have included small samples of women with histories of PP, often limited to certain geographical areas or treatment centers. Given the heterogeneity in presentations of PP and access to care, larger and geographically diverse samples are needed to broadly understand this complex illness. Initiated in 2018, the Massachusetts General Hospital Postpartum Psychosis Project (MGHP3) consists of a large, international sample of those who have experienced PP. In addition to the specific aims of MGHP3, which include to better understand the phenomenology and potential genetic underpinnings of PP, this investigation invites participants to qualitatively describe their narratives of postpartum psychosis. This analysis included 130 participants who reported on 133 episodes of PP. Participants' responses to the PP narrative prompt fell under several overarching categories: 1) broad psychosocial experiences surrounding postpartum psychosis, 2) impact on the mother-baby dyad, 3) treatment experiences, and 4) recovery experiences. Our findings shed light on a range of ways in which individuals' lives are impacted by this illness, and point to areas for future research and clinical directions to improve the support and care for individuals with PP and their families.
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- Rachel Vanderkruik
- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Wass N, Chadwick R, Caygill L, O'Mara O. "It kind of strips down your relationship to its defining features……it just kind of shone a light on what was already there": A grounded theory of the impact of postpartum psychosis on the couple's relationship. J Reprod Infant Psychol 2024; 42:281-298. [PMID: 35912867 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2103793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postpartum psychosis is a severe mental health illness following childbirth. Studies to date have developed from initial focus on experiences of women to address the role and experiences of partners, and recently to touch on the effect on their relationship. This study aimed to build on this work, by focussing directly on the impact of postpartum psychosis on the couple's relationship, from the perspectives of both the woman and her partner. METHOD A constructivist grounded theory approach was utilised to generate a theory that explained the impact of postpartum psychosis on the couple's relationship. In-depth semi-structured interviews were completed with a sample of eight women and six partners. RESULTS Four stages and five general categories described the processes that the couple experienced, and the impact postpartum psychosis had on their relationship. DISCUSSION The grounded theory adds to current evidence and helps increase understanding of factors that play a role in adjustment and outcomes. New insights were identified, including postpartum psychosis amplifying existing relational patterns; and the mediating role of the pre-existing relationship and couplehood. Clinical implications and areas for further research are considered.
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- Nicola Wass
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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Cohen LS, Vanderkruik R, Arakelian M, Church TR, Dunk MM, Freeman MP. Establishment of the MGH Postpartum Psychosis Project: MGHP3. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281133. [PMID: 36758024 PMCID: PMC9910633 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe psychiatric disorder, with incomplete consensus on definition and diagnostic criteria. The Massachusetts General Hospital Postpartum Psychosis Project (MGHP3) was established to better ascertain the phenomenology of PP in a large cohort of diverse women spanning a wide geographical range (primarily in the US), including time of onset, symptom patterns, and associated comorbidities, psychiatric diagnoses pre- and post- the episode of PP, and also to identify genomic and clinical predictors of PP. This report describes the methods of MGHP3 and provides a status update. METHOD Data are collected from women who experienced PP within 6 months of childbirth and who provided this information within ten years of the study interview. Subject data are gathered during a one-time structured clinical interview conducted by phone, which includes administration of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Psychotic Disorders Studies (Version 7.0.2), the MGHP3© Questionnaire, and other information including lifetime mental health history and use of psychiatric medications both prior to the episode of PP and during the subsequent time period prior to study interview. Subjects also provide a saliva sample to be processed for genomic analyses; a neuroimaging assessment is also conducted for a subset of participants. RESULTS As of July 1, 2022, 311 subjects from 44 states and 7 countries were enrolled in MGHP3. Recruitment sources include social media, online advertisements, physician referral, community outreach, and partnership with PP advocacy groups. CONCLUSIONS The rigorous phenotyping, genetic sampling, and neuroimaging studies in this sample of women with histories of PP will contribute to better understanding of this serious illness. Findings from MGHP3 can catalyze ongoing discussions in the field regarding proper nosologic classification of PP as well as relevant treatment implications.
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- Lee S. Cohen
- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Kountanis JA, Muzik M, Chang T, Langen E, Cassidy R, Mashour GA, Bauer ME. Relationship between postpartum mood disorder and birth experience: a prospective observational study. Int J Obstet Anesth 2020; 44:90-99. [PMID: 32861082 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to investigate the relationship between the birth experience and the risk of developing postpartum depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. METHODS In this prospective, longitudinal, observational study, women were assessed at different time points for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The risk of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder based on patient characteristics and specific birth events was assessed within three months postpartum. RESULTS We enrolled 600 women; 426 were eligible for postpartum assessment. At six weeks and three months postpartum, 15.9% and 12.7% screened positive for depression respectively. Positive post-traumatic stress disorder screenings at six weeks and three months postpartum were 6.2% and 5.1% respectively. Twenty-seven women (8.3%) with a negative screening at six weeks converted to a positive depression or post-traumatic stress disorder screening at three months. A pre-existing history of anxiety or depression was associated with an increased risk of developing depression (aOR 2.12, 95% CI 1.30 to 3.47) and post-traumatic stress (aOR 3.15, 95% CI 1.42 to 7.02) within three months postpartum. The risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder within three months postpartum was also increased among patients experiencing their first delivery (aOR 2.55, 95% CI 1.10 to 5.88) or operative management of postpartum hemorrhage (aOR 4.44, 95% CI 1.16 to 17.02). CONCLUSION Depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms either persisted or had new onset at three months postpartum. Mental health screening and postpartum follow-up after six weeks should be considered in high-risk patients who have a history of psychopathology, nulliparity, or undergo operative management of postpartum hemorrhage.
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- J A Kountanis
- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA; U-M for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, 2800 Plymouth Road, North Campus Research Complex, Building 16, MI, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA; U-M for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, 2800 Plymouth Road, North Campus Research Complex, Building 16, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, MI, USA
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BACKGROUND Women suffering from first onset postpartum mental disorders (PPMD) have a highly elevated risk of suicide. The current study aimed to: (1) describe the risk of self-harm among women with PPMD and (2) investigate the extent to which self-harm is associated with later suicide. METHODS We conducted a register-based cohort study linking national Danish registers. This identified women with any recorded first inpatient or outpatient contact to a psychiatric facility within 90 days after giving birth to their first child. The main outcome of interest was defined as the first hospital-registered episode of self-harm. Our cohort consisted of 1 202 292 women representing 24 053 543 person-years at risk. RESULTS Among 1554 women with severe first onset PPMD, 64 had a first-ever hospital record of self-harm. Women with PPMD had a hazard ratio (HR) for self-harm of 6.2 (95% CI 4.9-8.0), compared to mothers without mental disorders; but self-harm risk was lower in PPMD women compared to mothers with non-PPMD [HR: 10.1, (95% CI 9.6-10.5)] and childless women with mental disorders [HR: 9.3 (95% CI 8.9-9.7)]. Women with PPMD and records of self-harm had a significantly greater risk for later suicide compared with all other groups of women in the cohort. CONCLUSIONS Women with PPMD had a high risk of self-harm, although lower than risks observed in other psychiatric patients. However, PPMD women who had self-harmed constituted a vulnerable group at significantly increased risk of later suicide.
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- Benedicte Marie Johannsen
- National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
- CIRRAU, Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
- CIRRAU, Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section of Women's Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Section of Women's Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Research Unit of Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210Aarhus, Denmark
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AbstractBackground– Earlier studies on the influence of pregnancy and postpartum period on the course of panic disorder have been inconsistent. The present study aims to quantify panic manifestations in these periods in large sample of women.Method– Panic manifestations, including exacerbations and new manifestations of panic disorder, were assessed retrospectively in a sample of 128 women with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, 93 of whom had had 195 pregnancies.Results– Panic manifestations were fewer during pregnancy and more frequent in the postpartum period when compared with the control period. Women who had never been pregnant had significantly more panic manifestations than women with prior pregnancies. Breastfeeding and miscarriages did not have a significant effect. Women with postpartum panic reported more psychosocial stress events during this period.Conclusions– Possible reasons for postpartum panic and the protective effects of pregnancy are discussed, including psychosocial or hormonal factors and other neurobiological changes. Postpartum panic coincides with a sudden drop of hormones after delivery.
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- Borwin Bandelow
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Germany.
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Lehnig F, Nagl M, Stepan H, Wagner B, Kersting A. Associations of postpartum mother-infant bonding with maternal childhood maltreatment and postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019; 19:278. [PMID: 31382903 PMCID: PMC6683437 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2426-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND After delivery, some women experience impairment of their mother-infant bonding (MIB), which can lead to long-term disturbances of the mother-child relationship and the child's social-emotional development. Little is known about the association between early maternal bonding problems and mothers' own adverse childhood experiences, even though the hypothesis of the intergenerational transmission of caregiving indicates continuity in parenting quality across generations. Therefore, the current study aimed at examining the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment and postpartum MIB, controlling for the role of postpartum mental health. METHODS From February 2014 to March 2015, 725 women completed self-report measures 2 months postpartum. Maternal childhood maltreatment was assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, postpartum depression with the Revised Beck Depression Inventory, postpartum anxiety with the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, and postpartum MIB with the abridged version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire. Data were analysed using a hierarchical regression analysis. RESULTS Almost 46% of the included women reported at least one type of childhood maltreatment with emotional neglect being most prevalent. 13% displayed at least mild postpartum depressive symptomatology and 20% scored above the 75th percentile for postpartum anxiety. In the final regression model, which explained 29% of variance, higher severity of maternal emotional neglect in childhood, higher levels of postpartum depression and higher education were significantly related to more postpartum MIB impairment. In contrast, higher severity of maternal physical neglect was significantly associated with less postpartum MIB impairment. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to explore the relationship between diverse types of maternal childhood maltreatment and postpartum MIB, adjusting for postpartum mental health. Maternal experiences of emotional neglect and postpartum depressive symptoms could serve as indicators to identify and support mothers with heightened risk for bonding problems, but results need to be validated in longitudinal studies.
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- Franziska Lehnig
- IFB AdiposityDiseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- IFB AdiposityDiseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, MSB Medical School Berlin, Calandrellistraße 1-9, 12247 Berlin, Germany
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- IFB AdiposityDiseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Sihre HK, Gill P, Lindenmeyer A, McGuiness M, Berrisford G, Jankovic J, Patel M, Lewin J, Fazil Q. Understanding the lived experiences of severe postnatal psychiatric illnesses in English speaking South Asian women, living in the UK: a qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025928. [PMID: 31375603 PMCID: PMC6688680 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The South Asian population is the UK's largest and fastest growing minority ethnic group. There is evidence to suggest the lay understanding of postnatal psychiatric illnesses of this group may fall outside the purview of Western biomedical perspectives. Alternative explanations include psychosocial, cultural and spiritual factors. Approaching psychiatric illnesses through a social perspective includes gaining insight to the patient's subjective experiences and understandings via qualitative inquiry. The objectives of this qualitative study are to explore South Asian women's narrative of living with a severe postnatal psychiatric illness and experiences of Perinatal Mental Health Services, care and support. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Data collection is ongoing and will continue until 31 December 2018. Participants will be identified and recruited from Perinatal Mental Health Services in Birmingham and London. Eligible participants will be English speaking South Asian females aged 18 years or above with the capacity to give written informed consent. Participants are clinically diagnosed with a severe postnatal psychiatric illness. This qualitative study uses individual in-depth face-to-face interviews that aim to last 1 hour. Interviews will be audio recorded with participants' permission. Interview audio recordings will be transcribed verbatim and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The primary goal of IPA is for the researcher to closely study and interpret how individuals make sense of their life experiences in a particular context by drawing on the fundamental principles of phenomenology, hermeneutics and idiography. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The University of Birmingham, the South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee and the Health Research Authority have approved this study (approvals date: 18-12-2017 ref: 17/WM/0350). Local capability and capacity have been confirmed from Trust Research and Development departments. The researchers plan to publish the results from this study in journals and present findings at academic conferences.
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- Harpreet Kaur Sihre
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Social Science and Systems in Health, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Perinatal Mental Health services, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Perinatal Mental Health services, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Perinatal Mental Health services, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Coombe Wood Perinatal Service, Central and North West London Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Coombe Wood Perinatal Service, Central and North West London Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Schwarz JM. Frank Beach Award Winner - The future of mental health research: Examining the interactions of the immune, endocrine and nervous systems between mother and infant and how they affect mental health. Horm Behav 2019; 114:104521. [PMID: 30981689 PMCID: PMC7367439 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pregnancy and the postpartum period are periods of significant change in the immune and endocrine systems. This period of life is also associated with an increased risk of mental health disorders in the mother, and an increased risk of developmental and neuropsychiatric disorders in her infant. The collective data described here supports the idea that peripartum mood disorders in mother and developmental disorders in her infant likely reflects multiple pathogeneses, stemming from various interactions between the immune, endocrine and nervous systems, thereby resulting in various symptom constellations. In this case, testing the mechanisms underlying specific symptoms of these disorders (e.g. deficits in specific types of learning or anhedonia) may provide a better understanding of the various physiological interactions and multiple etiologies that most likely underlie the risk of mental health disorders during this unique time in life. The goal here is to summarize the current understanding of how immune and endocrine factors contribute to maternal mental health, while simultaneously understanding the impact these unique interactions have on the developing brain of her infant.
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- Jaclyn M Schwarz
- University of Delaware, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 108 Wolf Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Dennison RA, Ward RJ, Griffin SJ, Usher‐Smith JA. Women's views on lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a systematic review, qualitative synthesis and recommendations for practice. Diabet Med 2019; 36:702-717. [PMID: 30723968 PMCID: PMC6563496 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS After gestational diabetes, many women exhibit behaviours that increase their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. We aimed to systematically synthesize the literature that focuses on the views of women with a history of gestational diabetes on reducing their risk of developing diabetes postpartum through lifestyle and behaviour changes. METHODS We identified qualitative studies that examined the views of women with a history of gestational diabetes towards healthy eating and physical activity, Type 2 diabetes risk management or their experience of a diabetes prevention programme, and conducted a thematic synthesis to develop descriptive and then analytical themes. We also evaluated the quality of each study and the confidence that we had in our findings. RESULTS We included 21 articles after screening 23 160 citations and 129 full texts. We identified six themes of interacting influences on postpartum behaviour: role as mother and priorities; social support; demands of life; personal preferences and experiences; risk perception and information; and finances and resources (plus preferred format of interventions). These factors inhibited many women from addressing their own health, while they motivated others to persevere. We also developed 20 recommendations, most with high or moderate confidence, for effective promotion of healthy lifestyles in this population. CONCLUSIONS Many factors hinder healthy lifestyles after gestational diabetes, yet how women interpret them can motivate or prevent changes that reduce diabetes risk. As our recommendations emphasize, women's experiences and needs should be considered when designing strategies to promote healthier lifestyles in this population.
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- R. A. Dennison
- Primary Care UnitDepartment of Public Health and Primary CareUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Primary Care UnitDepartment of Public Health and Primary CareUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Primary Care UnitDepartment of Public Health and Primary CareUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- MRC Epidemiology UnitUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Primary Care UnitDepartment of Public Health and Primary CareUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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Dazzan P, Fusté M, Davies W. Do Defective Immune System-Mediated Myelination Processes Increase Postpartum Psychosis Risk? Trends Mol Med 2018; 24:942-949. [PMID: 30348609 PMCID: PMC6224363 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Postpartum (or puerperal) psychosis (PP) is a rare, severe psychiatric disorder that affects women shortly after childbirth; risk is particularly high in individuals with a history of bipolar disorder or PP, but the underlying pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Emerging evidence suggests that immune system (dys)function plays an important role in disorder onset. On the basis of new findings from clinical and animal model studies, we hypothesise that the abundance and/or activity of regulatory T cells, and the efficacy of consequent (re)myelination processes in the brain mediated by CCN proteins, is perturbed in PP; this pathway may be modulated by risk and protective/treatment factors for the disorder, and identifying abnormalities within it could signpost novel predictive biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Paola Dazzan
- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics and Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Schools of Medicine and Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
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The perinatal period is a vulnerable time for the acute onset and recurrence of psychiatric illness. Primary care providers are opportunely positioned to intervene for women who present with mood decompensation, excessive anxiety, or psychosis during the perinatal period. Owing to increased screening efforts in obstetrical clinics and amount of contact during the perinatal period, obstetricians may be able to identify patients who need treatment before their symptoms become severe. In this article, we address imminent and emergent psychiatric symptoms in the perinatal period including management and risk reduction to help obstetrician/gynecologists treat and/or refer patients as clinically appropriate.
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- Lisette Rodriguez-Cabezas
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center, Hines, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago
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Bauer AE, Maegbaek ML, Liu X, Wray NR, Sullivan PF, Miller WC, Meltzer-Brody S, Munk-Olsen T. Familiality of Psychiatric Disorders and Risk of Postpartum Psychiatric Episodes: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Am J Psychiatry 2018; 175:783-791. [PMID: 29730937 PMCID: PMC6070397 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17111184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Postpartum psychiatric disorders are common and morbid complications of pregnancy. The authors sought to evaluate how family history of psychiatric disorders is associated with postpartum psychiatric disorders in proband mothers with and without a prior psychiatric history by assessing degree of relationship, type of disorder, and sex of family members. METHOD The authors linked Danish birth and psychiatric treatment registers to evaluate familial risk of postpartum psychiatric episodes in a national population-based cohort. Probands were first-time mothers who were born in Denmark in 1970 or later and who gave birth after age 15 and before Dec. 31, 2012 (N=362,462). The primary exposure was a diagnosed psychiatric disorder in a relative. Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratio of postpartum psychiatric disorders in proband mothers. RESULTS The relative risk of psychiatric disorders in the postpartum period was elevated when first-degree family members had a psychiatric disorder (hazard ratio=1.45, 95% CI=1.28-1.65) and highest when proband mothers had a first-degree family member with bipolar disorder (hazard ratio=2.86, 95% CI=1.88-4.35). Associations were stronger among proband mothers with no previous psychiatric history. There were no notable differences by sex of the family member. CONCLUSIONS Family history of psychiatric disorders, especially bipolar disorder, is an important risk factor for postpartum psychiatric disorders. To assist in identification of women at risk for postpartum psychiatric disorders, questions related to female and male first-degree relatives with bipolar disorder are of the highest importance and should be added to routine clinical screening guidelines to improve prediction of risk.
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- Anna E. Bauer
- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Fierman AH. Foreword: Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2017; 47:239-240. [PMID: 28943013 DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Philip Boyce
- 1 Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- 2 Department of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia
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Carmickle RL. Postpartum Illness and Sentencing: Why the Insanity Defense Is Not Enough for Mothers with Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis. J Leg Med 2017; 37:579-596. [PMID: 29473809 DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2017.1385044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Schury K, Zimmermann J, Umlauft M, Hulbert AL, Guendel H, Ziegenhain U, Kolassa IT. Childhood maltreatment, postnatal distress and the protective role of social support. Child Abuse Negl 2017; 67:228-239. [PMID: 28282596 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The postpartum period is a vulnerable period for women with a history of childhood maltreatment. This study investigated the association between childhood maltreatment and postnatal distress three months postpartum and examined the role of social support provided by different sources (intimate partner, parents, parents-in-law, and friends). Analyses are based on N=66 women, who were screened for maltreatment experiences shortly after parturition with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Their levels of postnatal distress (symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress; assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the 4-Item version of the Perceived Stress Scale) and postpartum social support (measured with the Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire) were assessed three months postpartum. Adjusting for educational level and the experience of a recent stressful event, childhood maltreatment was directly associated with higher levels of postnatal distress. Social support provided by friends moderated this association in a heteroscedastic regression analysis. No moderating effect was observed for support provided by the own parents, the intimate partner, or parents-in-law. The association between childhood maltreatment and postnatal distress was not mediated by social support. Additional analyses revealed no main, moderating, or mediating effects of satisfaction with support. Results suggest that support provided by friends may promote resilience during the postpartum period in women with a history of childhood maltreatment. Efforts to better understand the role of postpartum support and mechanisms that may enhance a mother's ability to develop and maintain supportive friendships may be promising for guiding preventive interventions.
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- K Schury
- Clinical and Biological Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Germany.
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- Institute of Statistics, Ulm University, Germany
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- Clinical and Biological Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Germany; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Clinical and Biological Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Germany
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Redshaw M, Henderson J. Who is actually asked about their mental health in pregnancy and the postnatal period? Findings from a national survey. BMC Psychiatry 2016; 16:322. [PMID: 27633660 PMCID: PMC5025550 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-1029-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy and the postnatal period is a period of potential vulnerability for women and families. It is UK policy that all women are asked about their mental health and wellbeing early in pregnancy and following the birth to help detect potential problems and prevent serious adverse outcome. However, identification of mental health problems in pregnancy may be less than 50 %. The aim of the study was to find out which women are asked about their mood and mental health during pregnancy and postnatally, and about offer and uptake of treatment. METHODS Secondary analysis of a national maternity survey carried out in 2014 which asked about sociodemographic factors, care in pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period with specific questions on emotional and mental health. RESULTS The usable response rate to the survey was 47 % (4571 women). Most women recalled being asked about their mental health in pregnancy (82 %) and in the postnatal period (90 %). However, antenatally, Asian and older women were less likely to be asked and to be offered treatment. In the postnatal period, differences were more marked. Non-white women, those living in more deprived areas, and those who had received less education were less likely to be asked about their mental health, to be offered treatment, and to receive support. Women with a trusting relationship with their midwife were more likely to be asked about their mental health. CONCLUSION The inequities described in this study suggest that the inverse care law is operating in relation to this aspect of maternity care. Those women most likely to be in need of support and treatment are least likely to be offered it and may be at risk of serious adverse outcomes.
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- Maggie Redshaw
- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF UK
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF UK
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The study investigated postpartum depression among Nigerian women by comparing 83 mothers who had normal vaginal deliveries with 83 matched controls. Analysis of scores on the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale indicated that the mothers and the controls were not significantly different on depression during the immediate postpartum period. There were significant relationships between postpartum depression and education after birth, not having male children at after 6 wk., primiparity after birth, and puerperal complications.
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- Femi O Fatoye
- Department of Mental Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to compare psychological distress as measured via self-reported perceived stress, sleep, and fatigue levels in lactating mothers of a term infant and mothers of a preterm infant and(b) to determine whether the addition of psychological distress to a previous model predicts milk volume at Postpartum Week 6 by gestation group. The convenience sample of 95 mothers of a preterm infant (31 weeks) and 98 mothers of a term infant completed the Perceived Stress Visual Analogue Scale, Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, and the Fatigue Visual Analog Scale. Stress, sleep difficulty, and fatigue levels decreased during the 6-week study period for mothers of a term but not for mothers of a preterm infant. Perceived stress, sleep difficulty, and fatigue during the first 6 weeks postpartum were not related to milk volume; thus, the mother’s perceived psychological distress had no apparent effect on lactation.
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- Pamela D Hill
- College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
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The study purpose was to generate a theoretical understanding of women’s experiences and perceptions of intimate partner abuse during the childbearing cycle. Dimensional analysis, a grounded theory method, was used. Twenty-one interviews were conducted with 12 women who were (a) currently in an abusive relationship with an intimate male partner and pregnant or postpartum (n = 5) or who had (b) experienced abuse by an intimate male partner during a past pregnancy or postpartum (n = 7). Disparities between the two concurrent phenomena of abuse and pregnancy led women to feel as though they were living two separate lives. Pregnancy provided the impetus for reinvesting in the partnered relationship and constructing a family. Leaving an abusive relationship was not considered unless the partner ended the relationship first or the woman perceived an increased risk of danger. Postpartum up to 2 years after birth was a critical transitional time for women.
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Dekker RL, Morton CH, Singleton P, Lyndon A. Women's Experiences Being Diagnosed With Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Qualitative Study. J Midwifery Womens Health 2016; 61:467-73. [PMID: 27285199 DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease has been identified as the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States, with cardiomyopathy, including peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), accounting for 12% to 16% of all pregnancy-related deaths. The purpose of this study was to describe women's experiences being diagnosed with PPCM. METHODS This investigation was conducted using a qualitative design. We collected publicly available narratives posted by 92 women with PPCM (mean [SD] age 29 [6] years, mean [SD] ejection fraction 25.5 [10.8]%) in 3 online support groups. Data were coded and thematically organized so as to produce a richly detailed account of this experience. RESULTS The experience of diagnosis was marked by the women's distinct memories of their initial symptoms and whether they were dismissed or taken seriously. The most commonly reported symptoms were extreme shortness of breath, orthopnea, tachycardia, palpitations, chest pain, cough, and edema. Nearly 40% of women experienced symptom dismissal by health care providers. One-fourth of women were initially given inaccurate diagnoses ranging from "new mom anxiety" to asthma. Women described their initial reaction to diagnosis as feeling terrified, devastated, and feeling a sense of doom. Women had difficulty caring for their newborns during the postpartum period, and they struggled with the medical advice they received to not get pregnant again. DISCUSSION Despite experiencing severe subjective and objective symptoms, nearly 40% of women with PPCM experienced symptom dismissal by health care providers, in part due to the overlap between normal symptoms of pregnancy or the postpartum period and symptoms of heart failure.
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Colombel M, Rebillard C, Nathou C, Dollfus S. [Can men be included in the population subjected to puerperal psychosis? A case report]. Encephale 2016; 42:386-9. [PMID: 27109325 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Puerperal psychosis (PP) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs in 1 out of 1000 pregnancies. Well known since antiquity, its symptoms have often been described in mothers, but few studies have successfully investigated a related disorder in fathers. The characteristic of this pathology is more related to its appearance than to its semiological description which is why its nosographic place is always discussed. The objective here is to focus on the definition of PP and to suggest an entity for both genders. CASE REPORT Our case report focused on the clinical description of an eighteen-year-old man suffering from an acute psychosis episode that occurred around the birth of his first child. Delusion followed a sudden decline in mood that lasted for a short period of time during the course of the third trimester of his wife's pregnancy. The delirium was rich with auditory and cenesthesic hallucinations, pregnancy and birth denial, feeling movements and hearing voices in his stomach. The symptoms disappeared after one month of treatment via an antipsychotic drug, risperidone. CONCLUSION We can confirm that the symptomatic description of the disorder in this patient fits the classical descriptions of PP. Two elements make the PP different from other acute psychoses: the context of pregnancy and delirium focused on the child which can lead to a child murder. The absence of a framework precisely defining the PP does not improve its prevention and can lead to legal attitudes rather than medical care. Men suffering from acute psychosis in a context of pregnancy are submitted to the same risks as women. It is necessary to emphasize descriptions of PP in men to redefine the disease and consider that this entity involves both men and women.
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- M Colombel
- Service de psychiatrie, centre Esquirol, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
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- Service de psychiatrie, centre Esquirol, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service de psychiatrie, centre Esquirol, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France; UFR de médecine, université de Caen, 14000 Caen, France; CNRS UMR 6301, ISTCT, ISTS, centre Cycéron, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service de psychiatrie, centre Esquirol, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France; UFR de médecine, université de Caen, 14000 Caen, France; CNRS UMR 6301, ISTCT, ISTS, centre Cycéron, 14000 Caen, France
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Kaźmierczak M, Gierszewska M, Mieczkowska E, Gebuza G, Banaszkiewicz M. Analysis of Chosen Variables Psychological Determining the Occurrence of Mood Disorders After Childbirth. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2015; 24:1051-7. [PMID: 26771979 DOI: 10.17219/acem/27452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychological factors are one of many that contribute to the increased risk of a psychiatric disorder's occurrence after childbirth. OBJECTIVES The aim of this work was to determine the relation between psychological variables, such as sense of self-efficacy and dispositional optimism, and the risk of mood disorder's occurrence in women after childbirth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred eighty five women, who gave birth in the University Hospital no. 2 in Bydgoszcz, took part in the study. To measure the risk occurrence of mood disorder symptoms after childbirth the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS) was used. Obtaining a score of 12 or more points out of 30 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was an indicator of mood disorders. To study psychological variables the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) were used. RESULTS Twenty three point two percent of women obtained 12 or more points in the EDPS scale. The average result in GSES scale for all women who took part in the study was 30.80 and indicated a high estimation of women's own capabilities in dealing with new situations. Obtained results indicated a surprisingly small group of women with low estimation of their own capabilities (n = 15). However, negative correlation between EDPS and GSES parameters, on a statistically significant level (p < 0.0001) was found (r = 0.27). In the course of analysis of the results concerning optimism-pessimism dimension rated with LOT-R, the average result was calculated to be 15.6. In the same group, 61 women showed pessimistic tendencies, and 23 (34.8%) suffered from mood disorders. Scores obtained in EDPS negatively correlated with the results in LOT-R (r = -0.43) and are statistically significant (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In the first week after childbirth, one-fourth of women are in danger of the occurrence of mood disorders. There is a negative correlation between the sense of self-efficacy and dispositional optimism and risk of occurrence of mood disorders after childbirth.
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- Marzena Kaźmierczak
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Chung JPY. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postnatal Anxiety Disorder. East Asian Arch Psychiatry 2015; 25:88-94. [PMID: 26118748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Interpersonal psychotherapy is one of two evidence-based formal psychotherapies for perinatal mood disorders. It is a time-limited, non-transference / cognitive-based therapy that focuses on communication and social support and can be easily conducted in a perinatal clinic setting. There is limited patient access to interpersonal psychotherapy in Hong Kong because the therapy is not widely disseminated. This case report aimed to illustrate the principles and techniques of interpersonal psychotherapy in perinatal psychiatry, and to raise interest among mental health professionals in Hong Kong in this evidence-based treatment.
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- J P Y Chung
- Comprehensive Child Development Service, Department of Psychiatry, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Berrisford G, Lambert A, Heron J. Understanding postpartum psychosis. Community Pract 2015; 88:22-23. [PMID: 26364332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- J L Cox
- School of Postgraduate Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., UK
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BACKGROUND Childbirth is associated with increased risk of first-time psychiatric episodes, and an unwanted pregnancy has been suggested as a possible etiologic contributor. To what extent childbirth causes psychiatric episodes and whether a planned pregnancy reduces the risk of postpartum psychiatric episodes has not been established. METHODS We conducted a cohort study using data derived from Danish population registers, including all women having in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and their partners with recorded information in the IVF register covering fertility treatments in Denmark at all public and private treatment sites from January 1994 to December 2005. We compared parents and childless persons to examine whether childbirth is directly associated with onset of first-time psychiatric episodes, with incidence rate ratios (risk of first psychiatric inpatient or outpatient treatment) as the main outcome measures. RESULTS The incidence rate for any type of psychiatric disorder 0 to 90 days postpartum was 11.3 per 1000 person-years (95% confidence interval = 8.2-15.0), and 3.8 (3.4-4.3) among women not giving birth. IVF-treated mothers had an increased risk of a psychiatric episode postpartum (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 2.9 [2.0-4.2]) compared with the risk of psychiatric episodes in childless women. Risk of psychiatric episodes later than 90 days postpartum was decreased (IRR = 0.9 [0.7-1.0]). CONCLUSIONS Using a study design paralleling a natural experiment, our results showed that childbirth is associated with first-time psychiatric disorders in new mothers, indicating that a planned pregnancy does not reduce risks of or prevent postpartum psychiatric episodes.
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- Trine Munk-Olsen
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
- CIRRAU - Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
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van der Veldt M, Lok P, Pop-Purceleanu M, Tendolkar I, van Eijndhoven P. [Anxiety disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period]. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2015; 57:415-423. [PMID: 26073835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although anxiety disorders are more prevalent during the perinatal period, little attention has been given so far to the influence that pregnancy and the post-partum period can have on anxiety disorders. AIM To review the literature concerning the prevalence, presentation and treatment of anxiety disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period and to identify the risk factors involved. METHOD We reviewed the literature in order to find articles concerning the influence of the post-partum period on various types of anxiety disorders. RESULTS Having selected the most relevant articles, we discuss the findings in relation to specific types of anxiety disorder. CONCLUSION Women are more vulnerable to anxiety disorders during the perinatal period. Because anxiety disorders can have a significant impact on the mother and her foetus/infant it is important that anxiety disorders are identified and treated at the earliest opportunity.
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Prigg D. Creating change in perinatal mental health. Community Pract 2015; 88:34-36. [PMID: 26357742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigated the frequency, nature and experience of urinary incontinence in post-natal women. Surveys were completed by 224 women, 50% of whom indicated that they had experienced accidental urine loss. The majority of women who had experienced any symptoms were moderately to greatly bothered by them. A variety of strategies were used to manage the problem; however, 42% of the women who experienced accidental urine loss had taken no action to ease the problem. Women received information about urinary incontinence and pelvic floor exercises from a variety of health care professionals, but this was not consistently provided. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Bev O'Connell
- Cabrini Hospital/Deakin University Nursing, Professorial Unit, Malvern, Victoria
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Bentley KJ, Price SK, Cummings CR. A psychiatric medication decision support guide for social work practice with pregnant and postpartum women. Soc Work 2014; 59:303-313. [PMID: 25365831 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swu039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In their work in human services organizations and community agencies across service sectors, social workers encounter pregnant and postpartum women experiencing mental health challenges. This article offers an evidence-informed Decision Support Guide designed for use by social workers working with pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with complicated decisions about psychiatric medication use. The guide is built on contemporary notions of health literacy and shared decision making and is informed by three areas: (1) research into the lived experiences of pregnant and postpartum women and health care providers around psychiatric medication decision making, (2) a critical review of existing decision aids, and (3) feedback on the strategy from social work practitioners who work with pregnant and postpartum women. Emphasizing the relational nature of social work in supporting effective health-related decision making, the guide relies on maintaining a collaborative practice milieu and using a decision aid that engages clients in discussions about mental health during and around the time of pregnancy. The guide offers social workers a practice tool to support responsive and compassionate care by embracing their roles in problem solving and decision making, providing emotional and psychosocial support, and making appropriate referrals to prescribers.
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Mazaira S. [Postpartum psychiatric disorders]. Vertex 2014; 25:347-356. [PMID: 25545081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The postpartum period represents a very particular time in women's life, the beginning of a new bond, the maternity. As many times, beginnings are such turbulent, intense. In this period the women suffers deep changes in their hormonal status, with its body and changes and affective oscillations. Women are often so labile at this time, ranging from happiness to deep sadness. The vast majority suffers the blues, a benign form of mild depressive state. On the other hand, 20% may have a major depressive episode, and a much less percentage will suffer the most disruptive postpartum syndrome, the postpartum psychosis. In this paper it will be described the symptomatology of such cases, the most important treatment approaches and will focus on the clinical dilemma of using psychotropic medications during breastfeeding.
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- Silvina Mazaira
- Departamento de Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, UBA. Proyecto Suma. Capítulo de Salud Mental de la Mujer, APSA.
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Reichenheim ME, Moraes CL, Lopes CS, Lobato G. The role of intimate partner violence and other health-related social factors on postpartum common mental disorders: a survey-based structural equation modeling analysis. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:427. [PMID: 24884951 PMCID: PMC4047543 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although studies suggest the relevance of intimate partner violence (IPV) and other health-related social characteristics as risk factors for postpartum mental health, literature lacks evidence about how these are effectively connected. This study thus aims to explore how socio-economic position, maternal age, household and marital arrangements, general stressors, alcohol misuse and illicit drug abuse, and especially psychological and physical IPV relate in a framework leading to postpartum common mental disorder (CMD). METHODS The study was carried out in five primary health care units of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and included 810 randomly selected mothers of children up to five postpartum months waiting for pediatric visits. The postulated pathways between exposures and outcome were based on literature evidence and were further examined using structural equation models. RESULTS Direct pathways to postpartum CMD arose from a latent variable depicting socio-economic position, a general stressors score, and both IPV variables. Notably, the effect of psychological IPV on postpartum CMD ran partly through physical IPV. The effect of teenage pregnancy, conjugal instability and maternal burden apparently happens solely through substance use, be it alcohol misuse, illicit drug abuse or both in tandem. Moreover, the effect of the latter on CMD seems to be entirely mediated through both types of IPV. CONCLUSION Although the theoretical model underlying the analysis still requires in-depth detailing, results of this study may have shed some light on the role of both psychological and physical IPV as part of an intricate network of events leading to postpartum CMD. Health initiatives may want to make use of this knowledge when designing preventive and intervention approaches.
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- Michael Eduardo Reichenheim
- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine (IMS), Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, 7° andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-013, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine (IMS), Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, 7° andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-013, Brazil
- Family Health Master Program, Estácio de Sá University, Rua Riachuelo, 27, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20230-010, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine (IMS), Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, 7° andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-013, Brazil
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- Fernandes Figueira Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Rui Barbosa, 716 – 3° Andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22250-020, Brazil
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Haselbacher G. [Sexuality during pregnancy and after childbirth]. MMW Fortschr Med 2014; 156:46-48. [PMID: 24934055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Shlomi Polachek I, Huller Harari L, Baum M, Strous RD. Postpartum anxiety in a cohort of women from the general population: risk factors and association with depression during last week of pregnancy, postpartum depression and postpartum PTSD. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 2014; 51:128-134. [PMID: 25372562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND In contrast to postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety receives less attention, especially in the general population. Acknowledging the phenomenon is important, as it may lead to significant distress and impair maternal functioning. OBJECTIVES To explore the phenomenon in a cohort of women in the general population and to investigate possible associated factors. METHODS Within the first days after childbirth, women at Chaim Sheba Medical Center maternity ward were interviewed. Questionnaires included psychosocial variables, feelings and fears during pregnancy and childbirth, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (referring to the last week before delivery). A month later, subjects completed the EPDS, a modified Spielberger Anxiety Scale and the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale via telephone. RESULTS 40.4% had high anxiety scores. A significant association was noted between postpartum anxiety and depression during the last week of pregnancy, postpartum depression, as well as postpartum PTSD. Anxiety scores were almost 50% higher in those who suffered from postpartum PTSD compared to those who experienced postpartum depression. Associations were also found with fear of the birth, fear of death during delivery (mother and fetus), feeling lack of control during labor and less confidence in self and medical staff. Of women who developed postpartum anxiety, 75% reported feeling anger, fear or emotional detachment during childbirth. No association was found with birth complications. CONCLUSIONS Anxiety symptomatology appears to be a common manifestation after childbirth. It is therefore important to inquire about depression and fears during pregnancy and childbirth and subjective experience in order to anticipate postpartum anxiety symptoms, even by means of a brief screening test. The finding that postpartum PTSD was associated with the severity of postpartum anxiety may be used in the future as a potential identifier of PTSD symptoms in women with high anxiety scores.
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- Ramat Chen Community Mental Health Center, Ramat Hatayasim, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Beer Yaakov-Ness Ziona Mental Health Center, Beer Yaakov, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Yıldız H. The relation between prepregnancy sexuality and sexual function during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a prospective study. J Sex Marital Ther 2013; 41:49-59. [PMID: 24328753 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2013.811452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study examined the relation between sexual functions of women in prepregnancy (before conception) and during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This study was conducted on 59 healthy pregnant women. Participants were followed from the eighth week of gestation to 6 months after delivery. Sexual function during pregnancy and the postpartum period was shown to have a significant linear correlation with prepregnancy sexuality. There was no relation between pregnancy and postpartum sexuality. All of the participants who had prepregnancy sexual dysfunction continued to experience it during pregnancy, and the majority of them had a significant level of sexual dysfunction in the postpartum period. Our results showed that prepregnancy sexuality plays an important role in maintaining sexuality during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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- Hatice Yıldız
- a Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing , Marmara University , Istanbul , Turkey
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Mehta UM, Naveen Kumar C, Venkatasubramanian G, Thirthalli J. Multimodal Sensory Distortions in Postpartum Exacerbation of Schizophrenia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 10:222-224. [PMID: 24275634 DOI: 10.3371/csrp.meku.112013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sensory distortions of body image commonly occur during migraine, seizures, nondominant cortical infarcts and hallucinogen abuse. METHODS We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with paranoid schizophrenia presenting with postpartum onset multimodal sensory distortions in the absence of any neurological disorders or substance use. RESULTS Her symptoms involved persistent facial/body metamorphopsia (distorted images) and vocal paracousis (distorted voices), in the absence of visual hallucinations, illusions or agnosia. Neuropsychological assessments revealed deficits on visual processing tasks. Neuroimaging, electroencephalography and ophthalmological evaluation revealed no abnormalities. The multimodal sensory distortions responded to antipsychotic treatment, paralleling improvement in other schizophrenia psychopathology, over a period of one month. CONCLUSIONS Prominent and persistent multimodal sensory distortions like metamorphopsia and paracousis in the presence of psychotic symptoms warrant a detailed neurological and general medical work-up. These symptoms presenting in the absence of neurological or substance use disorders may be a component of schizophrenia.
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Furuta M, Sandall J, Bick D. Women's perceptions and experiences of severe maternal morbidity--a synthesis of qualitative studies using a meta-ethnographic approach. Midwifery 2013; 30:158-69. [PMID: 24144992 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND maternal mortality is a relatively rare event in high-income countries and some middle-income countries. There is however a rising trend in the overall rate of severe maternal morbidity in many of these countries due to the increasingly complex obstetric and medical needs of women who become pregnant. With the aim to identify how women's experiences of health services following severe maternal morbidity could be improved, we explored women's perceptions and experiences of severe maternal morbidity (defined as major obstetric haemorrhage, severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, critical care unit admission) by synthesising evidence from qualitative studies. METHODS a systematic search of the literature was conducted using multiple databases, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, British Nursing Index (BNI), Web of Science and Scopus, using predetermined search strategies. Studies were selected based on pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The methodological quality of selected qualitative studies was assessed using relevant CASP appraisal tools. Evidence synthesis was undertaken using meta-ethnography. The synthesis involved three steps: (1) ascertaining how studies were related or dissimilar through comparison; (2) translating one study's findings into another and (3) synthesis of the translation. FINDINGS 12 studies met inclusion criteria. Synthesis of these studies showed that women's experiences of severe maternal morbidity can be broadly categorised into three areas: experiencing the event of severe maternal morbidity, the immediate reaction to the event (physical experience, perception/interpretation of their situation, and emotion), and the aftermath (either a negative or positive experience), which are all interconnected. Women's experiences of severe maternal morbidity may be influenced by other factors such as the individuals' personal characteristics, pre-existing health conditions, feeling safe within the care provided, availability and accessibility of high quality health care, and their wider social support networks. Importantly, women's perceptions and experiences of severe maternal morbidity could be compounded by inadequate clinical management and care. CONCLUSIONS an experience of severe maternal morbidity and its subsequent management are physically and emotionally distressing, conjuring negative feelings and emotions and possibly poor postnatal outcomes. Findings suggest the importance of ensuring that the safety and quality of intrapartum interventions and models of postnatal care are enhanced, to reduce or prevent subsequent implications of an acute medical event on women and their families.
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- Marie Furuta
- Kings College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK.
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- King's College London, Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre KHP, North Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, 1 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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- Kings College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK.
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Isolated behavioural disturbances can mimic psychiatric diseases and delay diagnosis of acute brain disease. We reported the case of a patient with carotid dissection manifesting only with apathetic syndrome that was initially considered as a possible postpartum depression, causing a threatening diagnostic delay.
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- Carmela Gerace
- Department of Neurology, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Camillo-Forlanini, Roma, Italy.
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Babu GN, Thippeswamy H, Chandra PS. Use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in postpartum psychosis--a naturalistic prospective study. Arch Womens Ment Health 2013; 16:247-51. [PMID: 23568390 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0342-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is a severe psychiatric condition requiring rapid restoration of health in view of significant risks to both mother and the infant. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is often used for treatment of severe PPP. The aims of the study were to describe the indications for ECT among women admitted with PPP to a psychiatric hospital in India. It also aimed at assessing whether women with PPP who received ECT differed in their clinical history, diagnosis, severity of illness, psychopathology, drug dosage, and duration of hospital stay, compared to women who did not receive ECT. Infants of mothers who were breast-feeding their infants while receiving ECT were assessed for adverse effects. This was a naturalistic prospective study of 78 women admitted with PPP, 34 (43.6 %) of whom received ECT. Presence of catatonia, augmentation of medications, and suicidality were common indications for ECT. Catatonic symptoms were significantly higher among women who received ECT. There was no significant difference in duration of hospitalization or severity of psychopathology between women who did and did not receive ECT. Transient side effects to ECT were observed in few women, with no adverse effects noted in infants who were breast-fed. The current study supports the use of ECT as an effective and safe treatment for women with severe PPP.
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- Girish N Babu
- Department of Psychiatry, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, 580009, India
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Olza Fernández I. PTSD and obstetric violence. Midwifery Today Int Midwife 2013:48-68. [PMID: 23581206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Furuta M, Sandall J, Bick D. A systematic review of the relationship between severe maternal morbidity and post-traumatic stress disorder. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2012; 12:125. [PMID: 23140343 PMCID: PMC3582425 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of severe maternal morbidity is increasing in high-income countries as a consequence, in part, of increased obstetric intervention and increasingly complex medical needs of women who become pregnant. Access to emergency obstetric care means that for the majority of women in these countries, an experience of severe maternal morbidity is unlikely to result in loss of life. However, little is known about the subsequent impact on postnatal psychological health resulting in an evidence gap to support provision of appropriate care for these women. There has recently been increasing recognition that childbirth can be a cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The combination of experiencing a life-threatening complication and its management may culminate in psychological trauma. This systematic review examined the association between women's experience of severe maternal morbidity during labour, at the time of giving birth or within the first week following birth, and PTSD and its symptoms. METHODS Relevant literature was identified through multiple databases, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, British Nursing Index, Web of Science, Cochrane library and the British Library, using predetermined search strategies. The search terms included "post-traumatic stress disorder", "PTSD", "stress disorders, post-traumatic", "maternal morbidity", "pregnancy complications" "puerperal disorders", "obstetric labo(u)r complication", "postpartum h(a)emorrhage", "eclampsia". Studies identified were categorised according to pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of included studies was assessed using the relevant CASP appraisal tools. RESULTS Eleven primary studies met review criteria. Evidence of a relationship between severe maternal morbidity and PTSD/PTSD symptoms was inconsistent and findings varied between studies. Nevertheless, there is some evidence that severe pre-eclampsia is a risk factor for PTSD and its symptoms, an association possibly mediated by other factors such as fetal/neonatal condition. CONCLUSIONS Despite the absence of robust evidence regarding the relationship between severe maternal morbidity and PTSD/PTSD symptoms, it is crucially important that clinicians and policy makers are aware of a potential higher risk of PTSD among women who experience severe morbidity. Further studies are now needed to confirm this risk as well as to understand underlying mechanisms in order to minimise the longer term psychiatric impact of severe maternal morbidity.
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- Marie Furuta
- King’s College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK
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- King’s College London, Division of Women’s Health, Women’s Health Academic Centre KHP, North Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, 1 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- King’s College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK
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Navarrete LE, Lara-Cantú MA, Navarro C, Gómez ME, Morales F. [Psychosocial factors predicting postnatal anxiety symptoms and their relation to symptoms of postpartum depression]. Rev Invest Clin 2012; 64:625-633. [PMID: 23593781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To study perinatal anxiety symptoms in a sample of Mexican mothers. A) To evaluate the effect of certain psychosocial factors during pregnancy on anxiety symptoms at two postpartum time intervals; and B) to determine whether this symptomatology is related to symptoms of postnatal depression. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this secondary data analysis, 156 women were interviewed during pregnancy (T1): 149 were interviewed again at 6 weeks postpartum (T2) and 156 at 4-6 months postpartum (T3). Subjects were selected from women seeking prenatal attention at three health centers in Mexico City who presented with depressive symptomatology and/or previous history of depression. Two models were subjected to multivariate regression analysis to determine the influence of psychosocial factors in pregnancy (age, education, partner status, social support [APGAR], stress events, self-esteem [Coopersmith], depressive symptomatology [BDI-II], and anxiety [SCL-90]) on anxiety symptomatology (SCL-90) in T2 and T3. Two additional linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate the influence of prenatal anxiety symptomatology (SCL-90) on postpartum depression symptoms (BDI-II), one for each postnatal period (T2, T3). RESULTS The variables that predicted postpartum anxiety symptomatology in T2 were anxiety symptoms and lack of social support; in T3 they were anxiety symptoms, lack of a partner, and lack of social support. Prenatal anxiety symptoms predicted postpartum depressive symptomatology at both postpartum intervals (T2, T3). CONCLUSIONS Untreated prenatal anxiety symptomatology is predictive of symptoms of anxiety and depression in the postpartum period, suggesting the need for timely detection and treatment. Women lacking social support or partners are a population particularly vulnerable to anxiety symptoms, and merit interventions that address these issues.
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Staub A. [Early help for new parents. The Monheimer New Parent Study]. Kinderkrankenschwester 2012; 31:478-480. [PMID: 23256423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A sample of patients with a puerperal psychosis of an early manifestation is investigated in respect of special risks of suicide and infanticide. METHODS During a 20-year period 96 patients who had been fallen ill with a puerperal psychosis within four weeks after delivery were admitted to a psychiatric university hospital. Patients with an acute exacerbation of a known schizophrenic disorder were excluded. In a subgroup of 37 patients states of a previous (affective, bipolar affective) psychotic illness were recorded already before the puerperal index episode, in a subgroup of 59 patients puerperal psychosis was the first manifestation of a psychotic illness. Suicide- and infanticide-relevant psychopathological symptoms were analysed (suicidal ideas/behaviour before/during inpatient treatment, general disorganized aggression, psychotic anxieties related to baby, infanticidal obsessions, aggressive ideas/behaviour towards baby, neglect, infanticidal impulses). RESULTS Puerperal psychoses were distributed to the diagnostic categories of psychotic depressive disorder, bipolar affective disorder, and schizoaffective disorder. Six patients died due to suicide, tragically already some few days till weeks after discharge from psychiatric hospital, despite a pronounced or even complete remission of puerperal psychotic symptoms at the time of discharge. Three patients committed an extended suicide attempt that resulted in two infanticides. All isolated and extended suicides were committed in a state of depressive mood and presumably synthymic delusion. CONCLUSIONS Suicidal ideas and behaviour play a major role in patients with puerperal psychosis before and during inpatient treatment. An increased risk for mothers and babies may persist, however, even after a seemingly good symptomatic remission. Besides the clinical challenge of general prevention of puerperal psychosis the request of adequate models of inpatient treatment, carefully prepared discharge, close afterdischarge follow up, and continuous outpatient care have to be stressed.
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- Hans-Peter Kapfhammer
- Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 31, 8036, Graz, Österreich,
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Topiwala A, Hothi G, Ebmeier KP. Identifying patients at risk of perinatal mood disorders. Practitioner 2012; 256:15-2. [PMID: 22774377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Perinatal mental illness influences obstetric outcomes, mother-baby interactions and longer term emotional and cognitive development of the child. Psychiatric disorders have consistently been found to be one of the leading causes of maternal deaths, often through suicide. Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis are two disorders most commonly associated with the perinatal period. The most efficient strategy to identify patients at risk relies on focussing on clinically vulnerable subgroups: enquiries about depressive symptoms should be made at the usual screening visits. Attention should be paid to any sign of poor self-care, avoidance of eye contact, overactivity or underactivity, or abnormalities in the rate of speech. Particular care should be taken to ask about suicidal ideation and thoughts of harming others, including the baby. One of the most important risk factors is a previous history of depression. The degree of risk is directly correlated with severity of past episodes. Both antenatal and postnatal depression are being increasingly recognised in men. Puerperal psychosis is rare (1 to 2 per 1,000). Sixty per cent of women with puerperal psychosis already have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder. Women with a personal history of postpartum psychosis or bipolar affective disorder should be considered as high risk for postpartum psychosis. All pregnant women who are identified as being at high risk should have a shared care plan for their late pregnancy and early postnatal psychiatric management. Women with current mood disorder of mild or moderate severity who have a first-degree relative with a history of bipolar disorder or postpartum psychosis should be referred for psychiatric assessment.
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Fassier T, Dupont C, Gonnaud F, Rudigoz RC. ["Postpartum psychosis": did you check blood ammonia level?]. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2012; 41:100-101. [PMID: 22071016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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