Subthreshold psychiatric symptoms as potential predictors of postpartum depression. Issue 1 (4th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rizzo, Amelia; Bruno, Antonio; Torre, Giovanna; Mento, Carmela; Pandolfo, Gianluca; Cedro, Clemente; Laganà, Antonio Simone; Granese, Roberta; Zoccali, Rocco Antonio; Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 43:Issue 1/3(2022)
• Page Start: 129
• Page End: 141
• Publication Date: 2022-03-04
• Subjects: Postpartum depression -- subthreshold symptoms -- women health; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1963730
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The authors' purpose in the present study is to examine the role of subthreshold mental disorders as predictors of Postpartum Depression (PPD). 110 pregnancy women were evaluated as follow: the General 5-Spectrum Measure at 26 weeks of gestation; the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 3/6 months after delivery. Only 4.5% of the sample developed PPD at 3/6 months after delivery. Agoraphobia/panic, depressed mood, social anxiety and eating problems relate positively to PPD at 3/6 months. Early identification of symptoms that could indicate the development of future mood problems in the mother is of crucial importance for mental health and prevention.