The severity and role of somatic depressive symptoms in psychological networks in a longitudinal sample of peripartum women
| Autor: | D. Jeffrey Newport, Lara Michelle Baez, Zachary N. Stowe, Aaron S. Heller, Bettina T. Knight |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Postpartum depression
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Article Depression Postpartum Pregnancy Risk Factors Peripartum Period medicine Humans Child reproductive and urinary physiology Biological Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Depression business.industry Postpartum Period Multilevel model Cognition medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Psychiatry and Mental health Medically Unexplained Symptoms Clinical research Female Observational study business Postpartum period |
| Zdroj: | J Psychiatr Res |
| ISSN: | 0022-3956 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.049 |
| Popis: | The inclusion of somatic symptoms in assessing peripartum depression (PPD), which encompasses depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period, has remained controversial, as there is substantial overlap between somatic depression symptoms and normal features of pregnancy/postpartum. This study examined whether trajectories differed by PPD symptom subscale and whether PPD symptom networks changed as a function of the peripartum phase. 418 women with a history of neuropsychiatric illness participated in a longitudinal observational study, completing symptom questionnaires assessing affective, cognitive, and somatic symptoms throughout pregnancy and the first year postpartum. Assessments were grouped into five peripartum phases: three trimesters of pregnancy and early/late postpartum. Two analyses were performed. First, a series of multilevel spline regression models examined depression subscale trajectories over peripartum phase. Second, symptom networks and related metrics were estimated for each peripartum phase and compared. Somatic symptoms were most severe and had the most variable peripartum trajectory. The role of somatic symptoms within the networks also changed as a function of peripartum phase. Our results suggest that somatic symptoms can be severe and may play a crucial role in the maintenance of PPD. Thus, somatic symptoms should not be disregarded when assessing for PPD in obstetrical, psychiatric, and pediatric clinics, and clinical research. |
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