Are women with a history of abuse more vulnerable to perinatal depressive symptoms? A systematic review

The objective of this paper is to examine the association between maternal lifetime abuse and perinatal depressive symptoms. Papers included in this review were identified through electronic searches of the following databases: Pubmed Medline and Ovid, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library. Eac...

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Published in:Archives of women's mental health 2014-10, Vol.17 (5), p.343-357
Main Authors: Alvarez-Segura, M., Garcia-Esteve, L., Torres, A., Plaza, A., Imaz, M. L., Hermida-Barros, L., San, L., Burtchen, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Care and treatment
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Conjugal violence
Demographic aspects
Depression, Mental
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - epidemiology
Depression, Postpartum - psychology
Development and progression
Domestic violence
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental Health
Patient outcomes
Perinatal Care
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Review Article
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Systematic review
Vulnerable Populations
Wife abuse
Womens history
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to examine the association between maternal lifetime abuse and perinatal depressive symptoms. Papers included in this review were identified through electronic searches of the following databases: Pubmed Medline and Ovid, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library. Each database was searched from its start date through 1 September 2011. Keywords such as “postpartum,” “perinatal,” “prenatal,” “depression,” “violence,” “child abuse,” and “partner abuse” were included in the purview of MeSH terms. Studies that examined the association between maternal lifetime abuse and perinatal depression were included. A total of 545 studies were included in the initial screening. Forty-three articles met criteria for inclusion and were incorporated in this review. Quality of articles was evaluated with the Newcastle-Ottawa-Scale (NOS). This systematic review indicates a positive association between maternal lifetime abuse and depressive symptoms in the perinatal period.
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-014-0440-9