Postpartum Progress Research Citations
Below is a selected list of published research studies from respected journals that are related directly to postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum psychosis and antenatal depression.
If you know of important studies that you believe should be added here, please email me at postpartumprogress {at} gmail {dot} com. Please note that this list is by no means exhaustive.
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Policy Briefs & Reports
Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2009
Identifying And Treating Maternal Depression: Strategies & Considerations for Health Plans, National Institute for Healthcare Management Foundation Issue Brief, 2010
Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact On Young Children, National Center for Children in Poverty, 2008
Improving Maternal Mental Health, World Health Organization, 2008
General
Freeman (2009) Focus on Women’s Mental Health: Perinatal Mental Health: New Data Regarding Risk Factors and Treatment Considerations, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Bennett (2009) Patient attitudes regarding help seeking intention for depression in gynecologic and obstetric settings, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Lancaster (2009) Risk factors for depressive symptoms during a pregnancy: a systematic review, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Prevalence of Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms (2008) Centers for Disease Control PRAMS Study http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5714a1.htm
Vesga-Lopez et al (2008) Psychiatric disorders in pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, General Psychiatry
Zittel-Palamara et al (2008) Desired assistance versus care received for postpartum depression: Access to care differences by race, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Lindahl (2005) Prevalence of suicidality during pregnancy & postpartum, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Oates (2003) Suicide the leading cause of maternal death, British Journal of Psychiatry
Beck (2001) Predictors of postpartum depression, Nursing Research
Postpartum Psychosis
Spinelli (2009) Postpartum psychosis: Detection of risk and management, American Journal of Psychiatry
Yonkers at al (2004) Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy & the Postpartum Period, American Journal of Psychiatry
Chaudron (2003) The relationship between postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder: A review, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Postpartum Anxiety & OCD
Wenzel (2005) Anxiety symptoms and disorders at 8 weeks postpartum, Journal of Anxiety DisordersBrandes, Soares, Cohen (2004)
Postpartum onset obsessive-compulsive disorder, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Screening
Screening Tools, MedEdPPD, http://mededppd.org/screening_tools.asp
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Committee Opinion No. 453, Screening for depression during and after pregnancy http://www.acog.org/~/media/Committee%20Opinions/Committee%20on%20Obstetric%20Practice/co453.pdf?dmc=1&ts=20120305T0433158796
Rowan et al (2012) Outcomes from implementing systematic antepartum depression screening in obstetrics, Archives of Women’s Mental health
Reay (2011) Long-term outcomes of participants in a perinatal depression early detection program, Journal of Affective Disorders
Chaudron et al (2010) Accuracy of depression screening tools for identifying postpartum depression among urban mothers, Pediatrics
Miller et al (2009) Beyond screening: assessment of perinatal depression in a perinatal care setting, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Sit and Wisner (2009) Identification of postpartum depression, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sheeder et al, (2009) Screening for postpartum depression at well-child visits: Is once enough during the first 6 months of life?, Pediatrics
Hanusa et al (2008) Screening for depression in the postpartum period: A comparison of three instruments, Journal of Women’s Health
Gjerdingen and Yawn (2007) Postpartum depression screening: Importance, barriers and recommendations for practice, Journal of American Board of Family Medicine
Wilen et al (2006) You can’t tell by looking, Maternal and Child Health Journal
Gaynes et al (2005) Perinatal depression: Prevalence, screening accuracy and screening outcomes, AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment #119, http://archive.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/peridepr/peridep.pdf
Olson et al (2005) Two approaches to maternal depression screening during well-child visits, Pediatrics
Boyd, Le (2005) Review of screening instruments for postpartum depression, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Heneghan et al (2000) Do pediatricians recognize mothers with depressive symptoms?, Pediatrics
Treatment
Koren, Nordeng (2012) Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy: The Benefit-Risk Ratio, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yonkers et al (2009) The Management of depression during pregnancy: a report from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, General Hospital Psychiatry
Dennis (2006) Postpartum Depression Help-Seeking Barriers and Maternal Treatment Preferences: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Birth
Impact of Untreated Antenatal and Postpartum Depression
Lieferman (2002) The Effect of Maternal Depressive Symptomatology on Maternal Behaviors Associated With Child Health, Health Education & Behavior
Essex et al (2001) Timing of Initial Exposure to Maternal Major Depression and Children’s Mental Health Symptoms in Kindergarten, British Journal of Psychiatry
Bonari et al (2004) Perinatal Risks of Untreated Depression During Pregnancy, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Hammen et al (2003) Severity, Chronicity and Timing of Maternal Depression and Risk for Adolescent Offspring Diagnoses, Archives of General Psychiatry
Huang et al (2006) The Spiraling Effects of Maternal Depression on Mothers, Children, Famiies and Communities, Issue Brief 2, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Murray (1992) The Impact of Postnatal Depression on Infant Development, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Luoma et al (2001) Longitudinal study of maternal depressive symptoms and child well-being, Journal of American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry
Grace et al (2003) The effect of postpartum depression on child cognitive development and behavior: a review and critical analysis of the literature, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Moehler (2006) Maternal depressive symptoms in the postnatal period are associated with long-term impairment of mother-child bonding, Archives of Women’s Mental Health
Li (2008) Presence of depressive symptoms during early pregnancy and the risk of preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study, Human Reproduction
Risk Factors
Multiple Births Are a Risk Factor for Postpartum Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Pediatrics, 2009
Association Between Diabetes and Perinatal Depression Among Low-Income Mothers, JAMA, 2009
Depression Common Following Successful IVF, MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health, 2008
