TY - JOUR
T1 - Postpartum depression in a military sample
AU - Appolonio, Kathryn Kanzler
AU - Fingerhut, Randy
PY - 2008/11
Y1 - 2008/11
N2 - Postpartum depression (PPD) affects nearly 1 in 8 mothers and has many negative implications. Studies show particular risk factors are linked with PPD. There are nearly 200,000 women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, but little is known regarding PPD and active duty (AD) mothers. This study examined rates and risk factors for AD mothers and found that 19.5% were positive for PPD symptoms. Ten significant psychosocial factors were associated with PPD, including low self-esteem, prenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, history of previous depression, social support, poor marital satisfaction, life stress, child care stress, difficult infant temperament, and maternity blues. This study has implications for prevention, identification, and treatment of AD military women with PPD.
AB - Postpartum depression (PPD) affects nearly 1 in 8 mothers and has many negative implications. Studies show particular risk factors are linked with PPD. There are nearly 200,000 women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, but little is known regarding PPD and active duty (AD) mothers. This study examined rates and risk factors for AD mothers and found that 19.5% were positive for PPD symptoms. Ten significant psychosocial factors were associated with PPD, including low self-esteem, prenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, history of previous depression, social support, poor marital satisfaction, life stress, child care stress, difficult infant temperament, and maternity blues. This study has implications for prevention, identification, and treatment of AD military women with PPD.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED.173.11.1085
DO - 10.7205/MILMED.173.11.1085
M3 - Article
C2 - 19055183
AN - SCOPUS:56049099752
VL - 173
SP - 1085
EP - 1091
JO - Military Medicine
JF - Military Medicine
SN - 0026-4075
IS - 11
ER -