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Article: Prevention of postnatal depression
- Article from:
- The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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Key words
Pharmacological; postnatal depression; prevention; psychosocial; risk factors
Abstract
Postnatal depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder seen after childbirth, with a prevalence rate of 10% to 15%. The women at risk need to be identified by a valid and reliable method, either using a screening instrument or an interview schedule.
The preventive strategies need to have enough power to detect a clinically worthwhile effect to be considered useful in clinical practice. Many of the risk factors for developing postnatal depression are present during the pregnancy and immediate post-partum period. The risk factors for postnatal depression include depression or anxiety ...