The course of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Nigerian postpartum women

Postnatal depression is mostly studied within the first 12 weeks postpartum and postnatal anxiety neglected. Using the Zung's self rating anxiety and depression scales in a repeated cross sectional study of postpartum women we found both anxiety and depressive symptoms more in first 8-weeks pos...

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Published in:Archives of women's mental health 2005-11, Vol.8 (4), p.257-259
Main Authors: Adewuya, A O, Afolabi, O T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - ethnology
Care and treatment
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - ethnology
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - ethnology
Diagnosis
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Mass Screening - methods
Nigeria
Postpartum depression
Psychological aspects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
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Summary:Postnatal depression is mostly studied within the first 12 weeks postpartum and postnatal anxiety neglected. Using the Zung's self rating anxiety and depression scales in a repeated cross sectional study of postpartum women we found both anxiety and depressive symptoms more in first 8-weeks postpartum with a gradual decline in later postpartum period. Anxiety is more common than depression in the first 4-weeks with reversal of the trend subsequently. Both symptoms may persist till late postpartum period.
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-005-0089-5