Remission or Persistence? A Prediction Tool to Identify Women at Risk for Long-Term Depressive Symptoms Postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripartum depression is a common complication with potential long-term adverse effects on the woman and her family. Approximately 30%-50% of newly delivered women experience prolonged depressive symptoms at 6-12 months postpartum. Early detection may facilitate preventive and treatment interventions.

Aim

To investigate correlates for and create a tool for predicting long-term symptomatology in women experiencing depressive symptoms at 6 weeks postpartum.

Materials and methods

Data from the Biology, Affect, Stress, Imaging, and Cognition study was used, to identify women who scored high (≥12) on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 6 weeks postpartum (n = 697). Further, we collected data from medical records and included 40 variables ba

SUBMITTER: Giden K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11918868 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature