Thesis
Screening Women for Postpartum Depression
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3697
Abstract
Postpartum depression has been a major topic of discussion over the last few years in the media, health, and research. The effects of postpartum depression can be damaging to mothers, infants, and families. This research paper will review current screening tools, risk factors, and treatment options for postpartum depression. A previous or current history of psychiatric illness, including depression and/or bipolar disorder increases the risk of PPD. It is important to assess women prenatally to help\nI reduce the risk of PPD. Although the EPDS appears to be the most widely used tool for PPD screening, the two item tool recommended by the USPTF has been found to be equally as effective. Antidepressants and/or psychotherapy are successful treatment options for women with prenatal and postpartum depression. The research reviewed helped develop an algorithm to assist healthcare providers screen women for PPD during\nI their childbearing and childrearing years.
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- Title
- Screening Women for Postpartum Depression
- Creators
- Peggy Ann Steward
- Contributors
- Lorrie Dawson (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
- 99900590536801842
- 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