Samuel James Meltzer, M.D. March 22, 1851-November 7, 1920 (44469B)

“…In addition, many new mothers do not even realize they are depressed. They do not know that is "normal" for new mothers and may avoid seeking help simply because they aren't aware of what constitutes depressive symptoms (Meltzer-Brody, 2010). This avoidance behavior was illustrated in a clinical study in which only one third of women who had postpartum depression believed they suffered from the disorder and 80 percent had not reported to their doctors that they were experiencing symptoms (Whitton, Warner, & Appleby, 1996).…”

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The Andrea Yates Effect: Priming Mental Illness Stereotypes Through Exemplification of Postpartum Disorders

Holman

McKeever

2016

Health Communication

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In a randomized between-subjects design, participants (N = 80) were assigned to one of four conditions, 2 (pregnant, not pregnant) × 2 (extreme prime, moderate prime). It was hypothesized that primes involving moderate mental illness would be positively associated with increased perceived risk of developing postpartum depression. Hayes and Preacher's bootstrapping procedure was used to test the direct, indirect, and conditional indirect effects related to the hypothesized model. In addition, further analyses evaluated whether implicitly activated goals (to be healthy or to be a good mother) were positively associated with increased perceptions of risk and engagement of downstream avoidance behavioral intentions. Findings show that for pregnant participants, the effect of the prime condition on perceived personal risk of developing postpartum depression was mediated by perceptions about the target character's sanity. However, activated "healthy" and "good mother" goals are not influencing behavioral intentions.

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“…Samuel J. Meltzer, the driving force behind the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, was born in Russia in 1851 1,2 . After a dispute with his father, he moved to Konigsberg, East Prussia, to complete his schooling.…”

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“…His principal interests were in cardiopulmonary physiology and resuscitation, particularly in relation to toxins, asphyxia and electric shock. Passionately committed to improving the status of science in medicine, he believed it was necessary to "... understand the fundamental to develop the practical" 1 .…”

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