Clinical Psychology, Vol. 6 No. 1-2, 2013.
Original scientific paper
Prevalence of depression during pregnancy and postpartum in a sample of Croatian women
Sandra Nakić Radoš
orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-8427
; Clinical Hospital Centre Sisters of Mercy, Zagreb, Croatia
Meri Tadinac
orcid.org/0000-0002-3770-9000
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Radoslav Herman
; University of Applied Health Studies, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aims of the study were (1) to establish the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in the community sample, (2) to determine the stability and (3) the longitudinal pattern of elevated depression from pregnancy to postpartum. A sample of 272 women filled out the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on three
occasions: in the third trimester of pregnancy at the prenatal clinic, 2 days postpartum at the maternity ward and 6 weeks postpartum by postal questionnaire. At 6 weeks postpartum the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders – Research version (SCID-I RV) was administered by telephone. According to the SCID, the prevalence
of PPD in the community sample was 8.1%. The longitudinal pattern of depression from pregnancy to 6 weeks postpartum showed that the level of depression is moderately stable. However, the mean depression score decreased over time. The clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
Keywords
postpartum depression; pregnancy; prevalence; SCID, Croatia
Hrčak ID:
167456
URI
Publication date:
16.12.2013.
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