The role of emotion regulation in perinatal depression and anxiety: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and comorbid during the perinatal period. Although research and clinicians agree that emotion regulation (ER) is an important transdiagnostic factor underlying both disorders in the general population, ER during the perinatal period has received less research attention. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the literature regarding the role of ten commonly studied ER strategies in the onset and maintenance of perinatal depression and anxiety in pregnant women and young mothers, using the Process Model of Gross (1998) as a theoretical framework.

Methods

We searched four electronic databases with variations of the following key words: women; emotion regulation (i.e., behavioral approach,

SUBMITTER: Verhelst P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448051 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature