Thesis
Prenatal Depression: A Correlate of Postpartum Depression
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3731
Abstract
A previous episode of a mood disorder predisposes mothers to developing postpartum depression (PPD). The most common risk factor associated with the development of PPD is a past history of depression (Areias, Kumar, Barros & Figueiredo, 1996). The negative impact of postnatal depression (PND) to families, mothers and children can be devastating. The ability to recognize PPD and, more importantly, to identify who is most susceptible for developing PPD, may enable clinicians to preemptively treat and/or prevent PPD; thereby reducing the emotional and physical costs of this treatable illness.
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- Title
- Prenatal Depression: A Correlate of Postpartum Depression
- Creators
- Gary Leno
- Contributors
- Renee Hoeksel (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591040401842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis