Depression During and Following Pregnancy: Quality of Family Relationships

Dimitrovsky, Lilly; Perez-hirshberg, Michal; Itskowitz, Rivkah

doi:10.1080/00223980.1987.9712660

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“…This decision was based on the fact that all the risk factors included in the definition were shown to be strongly interrelated in this same sample, and purely separate groups would have been very small (Pajulo, Savonlahti, Sourander, Helenius, & Piha, 2001b, 2001c. The coexistance of these risk factors has also been described also in previous studies (Burns, Melamed, Burns, Chasnoff, & Hatcher, 1985;Dimitrovsky, Perez-Hirshberg, & Itskovitz, 1987). Although the authors' original interest specifically concerned substance-dependent mothers, the findings made it more relevant to widen the definition of risk group in this sample.…”

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confidence: 58%

Prenatal maternal representations: Mothers at psychosocial risk

Pajulo

Savonlahti

Sourander

et al. 2001

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The aim of the study was to explore differences in the content of prenatal mental representations between a risk group (n ϭ 84) and a low-risk group (n ϭ 296) of pregnant women, enrolled from maternity care centers in southwestern Finland. The method used was semantic differentials of IRMAG (Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy). The risk group was defined by means of questionnaire screens that concerned chemical dependency, depression, difficulties in social environment, and low social support. The ratings on all target subjects, i.e., child, self, partner, self-as-mother and own mother-as-mother, were significantly more negative in the risk group. The representation profiles of the groups differed: especially the ratings of partner and own mother-as-mother were more consistently and strongly negative among the risk mothers.RESUMEN: El objetivo de este estudio fue el de explorar las diferencias en el contenido de las representaciones mentales antes del nacimiento del infante entre un grupo de riesgo (nϭ84) y un grupo de bajo riesgo (nϭ296) de mujeres embarazadas, miembros de centros de cuidado de la maternidad en el suroeste de Finlandia. Se usaron como método las diferenciales semánticas de IRMAG (Entrevista de las representaciones maternas durante el embarazo). El grupo de riesgo fue definido por medio de cuestionarios de selección que incluían dependencia química, depresión, dificultades en el ambiente social y poco apoyo social. Los puntajes en todos los temas sobre los cuales se les preguntó (sobre el infante, sobre sí mismas, sobre su pareja, ellas como madres y sus propias madres como madres), fueron significativamente más negativos en el grupo de riesgo. Los perfiles de representación de los grupos difirieron: especialmente los puntajes con relación a la pareja y a sus propias madres como madres fueron consistente y fuertemente más negativos entre las madres bajo riesgo.RÉ SUMÉ : Le but de cette étude était d'explorer les différences dans le contexte des représentations mentales prénatales entre un groupe à risque (nϭ84) et un groupe à faible risque (nϭ296) de femmes enceintes, inscrites dans des centres de maternité dans le sud-ouest de la Finlande. La méthode utilisée consistait en différentielles sémantiques de l'IRMAG (abrégé en anglais, soit l'Entretien de Reprentation Maternelles Durant la Grossesse, en français). Le groupe à risque fut défini grâce à des questionnaires de dépistage concernant la dépendance chimique, la dépression, les difficultés dans le milieu social et un soutien social peu élevé. Les évaluations de tous les sujets cibles, i.e. l'enfant, soi-même, le partenaire, soi-même en tant que mère, sa propre mère en tant que mère, étaient considérablement plus négatives dans ce groupe à risque. Les profils de représentation des groupes différaient: les évaluations des partenaires et de sa propre mère en tant que mère étaient surtout plus invariablement et plus fortement négatives chez les mères à risque.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

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Prenatal maternal representations: Mothers at psychosocial risk

Pajulo

Savonlahti

Sourander

et al. 2001

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…The incidence rate found in the present study is also comparable to results of studies in which other self-report scales were used to estimate the incidence of postpartum depression. Such fiidings include studies using the Zung Depression Scale [Dimitrovsky et al (1987) (31,4%, N = 54) and Hayworth et al (1980) (22%, N = 127), as well as the R a s h Three-Area Depression Scale (Paykel et al, 1980) (20%, N = 120)l.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Using the Zung SelfRating Depression Scale (Zung, 1965) incidence rates of 31,4% (Dimitrovsky, Perez-Hirshberg & Itskowitz, 1987) and 22% (Hayworth, Little, Carter, Raptopoulos, Priest & Sander, 1980) were found. Paykel, Emms, Fletcher and Rassaby (1980) employed the R a s h Three-Area Depression Scale ( R a s h , Shulterbrandt, Reatig & McKeon, 1970) and found that 20% of their subjects were depressed.…”

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Factors Related to Postpartum Depression

Spangenberg

Pieters²

1991

South African Journal of Psychology

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To determine which factors from a range of demographic, perinatal, psychosocial and hormonal factors were related to postparturn depression, a sample of 81 women between two weeks and six months postpartum was divided into a depressed group (n= 22) and a nondepressed group (n= 59) by means of the Beck Depression Inventory as the main measure and the Visual Analogue Scale as an additional measure. A demographical questionnaire, a social support questionnaire and a marital satisfaction questionnaire were completed by each subject. A depression incidence rate of 27,2% was found. Significant differences were found between the depressed group and the nondepressed group regarding social support, marital satisfaction and premenstrual tension. No significant differences were found regarding age, pariiy, previous depressive episodes, Caesarean births and prematurity. It was concluded that psychosocial and hormonal factors played a more important role in postpartum depression than demographic and perinatal factors.Om te bepaal watter faktore uit 'n reeks demografiese, perinatale, psigososiale en hormonale faktore verband hou met postpartum-depressie, is 'n steekproef van 81 vroue tussen twee weke en ses maande postpartum verdeel in 'n depressiewe groep (n= 22) en 'n niedepressiewe groep ( n = 59) met behulp van die Beck-depressieskaal as die hoofkriterium en die Visuele Analoogskaal as addisionele kriterium. 'n Demografiese vraelys, 'n sosiale ondersteuningsvraelys en 'n huwelikstevredenheidsvraelys is deur elke proefpersoon voltooi. Die insidensie van depressie was 272%. Beduidende verskille is aangetref tussen die depressiewe groep en die nie-depressiewe groep ten opsigte van sosiale ondersteuning, huwelikstevredenheid en premenstruele spanning. Geen beduidende verskille is aangetref ten opsigte van ouderdom, pariteit, vorige depressiewe episodes, keisersnee-geboortes en prematuriteit nie. Die gevolgtrekking is gemaak dat psigososiale en hormonale faktore 'n belangriker rol in postpartum-depressie speel as demografiese en perinatale faktore.

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“…Emotional detachment and deficits in interpersonal relationships are common in women suffering from depression (Dimitrovsky et al, 1996;Kitamura et al, 1996). Thus, researchers have posited that lower maternal attachment represents an additional form of emotional detachment (Condon & Corkindale, 1997).…”

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Maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction in pregnant women

Haedt

Keel

2007

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Maternal attachment, or the affiliation a mother feels towards her child, is an important predictor of maternal health and fetal/infant outcomes. Thus, it is important to identify psychological factors which may impact maternal attachment. This study examined associations among maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction (BD) throughout weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women (n5196) were recruited to complete a self-report questionnaire about their experiences during pregnancy. There was no direct association between maternal attachment and BD. However, BD moderated the association between maternal attachment and weeks of pregnancy, and this association was not mediated by depression. High BD may contribute to poorer maternal health and poorer fetal outcomes through blunted growth of maternal attachment during pregnancy. Thus, high BD may be an important target for intervention in women during pregnancy. Future studies should examine longitudinal associations among these variables throughout the perinatal period.

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Depression During and Following Pregnancy: Quality of Family Relationships

Cited by 34 publications

References 14 publications

Prenatal maternal representations: Mothers at psychosocial risk

Prenatal maternal representations: Mothers at psychosocial risk

Factors Related to Postpartum Depression

Maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction in pregnant women

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