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01.08.2012 | Short Communication
Biopsychosocial determinants of treatment outcome for mood and anxiety disorders up to 8 months postpartum
verfasst von:
Shaila Misri, Gillian Albert, Jasmin Abizadeh, Kristin Kendrick, Diana Carter, Deirdre Ryan, Tim F. Oberlander
Erschienen in:
Archives of Women's Mental Health
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Abstract
Little is known about the biopsychosocial determinants that predict postpartum treatment outcome for mood and anxiety disorders. Postpartum mood and anxiety symptoms and psychosocial/biological variables were recorded for 8 months of 22 women treated with antidepressants during pregnancy. Depression scores decreased by 58 %, whereas anxiety scores decreased by 35 %. Family history of psychiatric illness and prior psychiatric illness unrelated to pregnancy predicted depressive treatment outcome, and sexual abuse history and prior psychiatric illness unrelated to pregnancy predicted anxiety outcome. Biological and psychosocial variables predicted pharmacological treatment outcome in postpartum-depressed and anxious women.