Trajectories of reproductive transition phase mood disorder from pregnancy to postpartum: A Swiss longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms are common in the peripartum period and pose a great risk to the well-being of the mother, the infant, and the entire family. Evidence from longitudinal studies suggests that affected women do not constitute one homogeneous group in terms of severity, chronicity, and onset of symptoms. To account for individual differences regarding the longitudinal course of depressive symptoms from pregnancy to the postpartum period, growth mixture models have proven to be useful.

Methods

We conducted a group-based trajectory modeling analysis to identify perinatal depressive symptom trajectories in a Swiss sample (n = 151). Depressive symptoms were assessed six times, covering nearly 6 months from the third trimester of pregnancy to 3 months postpartu

SUBMITTER: Johann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909046 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature