"Depression, Postpartum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Depression in POSTPARTUM WOMEN, usually within four weeks after giving birth (PARTURITION). The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (From DSM-IV, p386)
| Descriptor ID |
D019052
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.844.253 F03.600.300.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Depression, Postpartum- Depression, Postpartum
- Postnatal Depression
- Depression, Postnatal
- Post-Partum Depression
- Depression, Post-Partum
- Post Partum Depression
- Postpartum Depression
- Post-Natal Depression
- Depression, Post-Natal
- Post Natal Depression
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Depression, Postpartum" by people in Profiles.
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Mental health as a family experience: Relationship of paternal characteristics with maternal perinatal depressive symptoms in a matched sample. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2023 02; 26(1):135-139.
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The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Women's Postpartum Insurance and Depression in 5 States That Did Not Expand Medicaid, 2012-2015. Med Care. 2022 01 01; 60(1):22-28.
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Testing the effects of a prenatal depression preventive intervention on parenting and young children's self-regulation and functioning (EPIC): protocol for a longitudinal observational study. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 10; 21(1):1368.
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Depression and anxiety symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum in low-income Black and Latina women. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2021 12; 24(6):979-986.
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A Call to Action: Screening Fathers for Perinatal Depression. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).
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High paternal testosterone may protect against postpartum depressive symptoms in fathers, but confer risk to mothers and children. Horm Behav. 2017 09; 95:103-112.
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Sleep Quality Predicts Persistence of Parental Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Transmission of Depressive Symptoms from Mothers to Fathers. Ann Behav Med. 2016 12; 50(6):862-875.
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Opportunities to Detect and Manage Perinatal Depression in Men. Am Fam Physician. 2016 May 15; 93(10):824-5.
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Infant sleep and feeding patterns are associated with maternal sleep, stress, and depressed mood in women with a history of major depressive disorder (MDD). Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Apr; 19(2):209-18.
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Childbirth and symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety: a prospective birth cohort study. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Apr; 19(2):219-27.