The husband's role in psychiatric illness associated with childbearing

Kaplan, Eugene H.; Blackman, Lionel H.

doi:10.1007/bf01564257

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“…In Kaplan and Blackman's (1969) sample of married women with postpartum depression, more than half reported that their husbands were neglectful, ineffectual or cruel. Gotlib and colleagues' (1991) findings also indicate that marital discord tends to precede the depression and influence recovery.…”

Section: Stress and Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Marriage, Intimate Support and Depression during Pregnancy

et al. 1997

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We examined the influence of stress, intimate support and marital status on postpartum depression among 189 African American and European American, inner-city women. We selected women in three common categories: (1) married, (2) cohabitating with partner, and (3) romantically involved, but not cohabitating. Women were interviewed on two occasions during pregnancy and seven to nine weeks following delivery. Women who were not married and did not live with their partner reported less intimacy with their partner and greater depression and increases in depression. Both marriage and cohabitation limited women's depression level. Married women also increased in intimacy during their pregnancy, but cohabitating women did not. Results were independent of ethnic status, age and income. The importance of the findings given the rise in single parenthood was discussed.

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Section: Stress and Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Marriage, Intimate Support and Depression during Pregnancy

et al. 1997

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“…Although some studies have implicated a lack of support from persons other than the spouse in the onset of postpartum depression (e.g., Cutrona, 1984; O'Hara, 1986; Wandersman, Wandersman, & Kahn, 1980), results of the majority of investigations point more specifically to marital conflict and a lack of spousal support (e.g., Ballinger et al, 1979; Cox et al, 1982; Kumar & Robson, 1984; O'Hara, Rehm, & Campbell, 1983; Paykel et al, 1980; Watson et al, 1984; Whiffen, 1988). For example, Kaplan and Blackman (1969) found that of 43 women with postpartum depression, 28 reported that their husbands were neglectful, ineffectual, or cruel. Similarly, Pitt (1968) reported that 25% of women who were experiencing postpartum depression had negative feelings for their husbands and regarded them as unhelpful and unsympathetic.…”

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Prospective investigation of postpartum depression: Factors involved in onset and recovery.

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Wallace³

et al. 1991

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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We examined the role of a number of psychosocial variables in the onset of postpartum depression and in recovery from depression that occurs during pregnancy. Women (N = 730) were recruited during pregnancy and were followed through 1 month postpartum. They were assessed on demographic variables and on measures of depressive symptomatology and diagnostic status, perceived stress, marital satisfaction, perceptions of their own parents, dysfunctional cognitions, and coping style. Onset of depression in the postpartum was predicted by the levels during pregnancy of depressive symptomatology and perceived maternal and paternal care during childhood. In contrast, recovery in the postpartum from depression during pregnancy was not predicted by the variables examined in this study. These results are discussed with reference to previous investigations that have examined depression that occurs outside the context of childbirth.

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“…The counselor's task is to promote appropriate relationships. It is especially important to strengthen the alliance of the expectant couple; a growing body of scientific literature supports the view that prenatal and postpartum adjustment are strongly linked to marital satisfaction (Barry, 1972;Henneborn & Cogan, 1975;Kaplan & Blackman, 1969;Meyerowitz, 1970;Switzky, Vietze, & Switzky, 1979). Educating a couple about the normal processes of pregnancy, improving their communication style, and being a source of emotional support for the husband are all appropriate ways of promoting intimacy between the couple.…”

Section: Facilitating Personal Reorganizationmentioning

confidence: 99%