Article Title
Depression in Women During Childbearing Years: Causes, Symptoms, Challenges & Treatment
Document Type
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Publication Date
2011-3
DOI
10.7191/pib.1045
Abstract
During pregnancy and the postpartum period, two notably major life events for women, significant hormonal changes take place that increase vulnerability for depression. At the same time, many women during these periods find themselves in stressful situations exacerbated by the changes in life circumstances inherent with having children. While the vast majority of women adjust successfully to pregnancy and motherhood, some portion of women find the everyday challenges exceedingly difficult to manage. For these women the childbearing years can be the “perfect storm” for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Subject Area
Depression
Keywords
Perinatal depression, Postpartum depression
Recommended Citation
Deligiannidis KM. Depression in Women During Childbearing Years: Causes, Symptoms, Challenges & Treatment. Psychiatry Information in Brief 8(1):1045. https://doi.org/10.7191/pib.1045. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol8/iss1/1
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