Individual participant data meta-analysis to compare EPDS accuracy to detect major depression with and without the self-harm item - Qiu X, Wu Y, Sun Y, Levis B, Tian J, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Ioannidis JPA, Markham S, Ziegelstein RC, Vigod SN, Benedetti A, Thombs BD.
Item 10 of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is intended to assess thoughts of intentional self-harm but may also elicit concerns about accidental self-harm. It does not specifically address suicide ideation but, nonetheless, is sometimes use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Chasten Buttigieg slams Mike Pence's " postpartum depression " dig
Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, called out former Vice President Mike Pence for his "attempted joke" about the secretary taking "maternity leave" after the couple adopted baby twins. Republicans have mocked Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet member,…#chastenbuttigieg #transportation #petebuttigieg #mikepence #republicans #buttigieg #cabinet #pence #gridirondinner #benjaminryan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prenatal stressful life events increase the prevalence of postpartum depression: evidence from prospective cohort studies - Ding X, Liang M, Wang H, Song Q, Guo X, Su W, Li N, Liu H, Ma S, Zhou X, Sun Y.
Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs frequently among postpartum women. Stressful life events (SLE) have gradually been recognized as risk factors for PPD. However, research on this topic has produced equivocal results. The purpose of this study was to explo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Postpartum Anxiety: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatments
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 -- You may have heard of postpartum depression and“the baby blues,” but did you know that there’s another widely studied mental health condition called postpartum anxiety? Dr. Erica Newlin, an... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Could Walks in the Park Ward Off Postpartum Depression?
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 -- New moms who live on tree-lined streets may be somewhat less vulnerable to postpartum depression, according to a new study— the latest to link " green space " to better mental health. The study, of medical records... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

'Just snap out of it' - the experience of loneliness in women with perinatal depression: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies - Adlington K, Vasquez C, Pearce E, Wilson CA, Nowland R, Taylor BL, Spring S, Johnson S.
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby is a time of great transition and upheaval. Women often experience social isolation and loneliness at this time and may develop depression, particularly in the postnatal period. Qualitative studies have r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Obstetric violence in southwestern Turkey: risk factors and its relationship to postpartum depression - Çetin SA, Ergün G, Işık I.
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between violence, risk factors, and depression at the end of pregnancy. The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 426 women for normal postpartum monitoring during the six-m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Association of interparental violence and maternal depression with depression among adolescents at the population and individual level - Gondek D, Howe LD, Gilbert R, Feder G, Howarth E, Deighton J, Lacey RE.
IMPORTANCE: Parental intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal depression are associated with increased risk of depression in children at the population level. However, it is not known whether having information about these experiences can accurately id... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Violence Between Parents During Childhood Tied to Later Depression
(MedPage Today) -- Exposure to parental intimate partner violence (IPV) or maternal depression during childhood was linked to an increased risk of depression at age 18, according to a longitudinal cohort study. Among over 5,000 children, exposure... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Loneliness a Key Factor in Postpartum Depression
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 -- When expectant or new moms experience depression, known as perinatal depression, loneliness may be a driving factor. “We found that loneliness was central to the experiences of expectant and new mothers with depression.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Postpartum depression: screening and collaborative management - Wells T.
Perinatal mood disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide and suicide is a leading cause of maternal death in the first year after giving birth. The three categories of perinatal mood disorders are postpartum blues, postpartum depression, and po... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Mental Illness Made My First Year as a Mom Excruciating. I ’ m Just Lucky It Wasn ’ t Worse
One month before I got pregnant with my son, I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. My husband and I had been trying to conceive since our miscarriage the year prior. But we were supposed to have paused the baby-making to focus on finding a fix for my brain. When I told my therapist and my psychiatrist that I was pregnant, their faces fell. I would have to stop trying out medications and hope that the lowest possible dose of the safest possible antipsychotic would be enough to sustain my mental health through my pregnancy. While some pregnant people are able to stay on antidepressants, doctors said they were off-limits ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eugenia Leigh Tags: Uncategorized Family freelance society-team Source Type: news

Social Media Program Helps Ease Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 -- For mothers with postpartum depressive symptoms, a social media-based parenting program leads to more rapid declines in depressive symptoms but does not affect responsive parenting, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Postpartum depression: Can it be prevented?
One in 10 new moms admit to experiencing postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is normal for new mothers to experience "baby blues," which include mood swings, crying spells, and anxiety. But if the feelings of sadness and inability to bond…#cdc #tiktok #tushitahariharan #ríanrogers #hariharan #awakenyoursoul #costarica #worldawakeatnight #laurendemosthenes #babyscripts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Detection of differential depressive symptom patterns in a cohort of perinatal women: an exploratory factor analysis using a robust statistics approach - Nieser KJ, Stowe ZN, Newport DJ, Coker JL, Cochran AL.
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression can take many forms. Different symptom patterns could have divergent implications for how we screen, diagnose, and treat postpartum depression. We sought to utilise a recently developed robust estimation algorithm to autom... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news