What makes new mothers unhappy: psychological distress one year after birth in Italy and France

1999 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1651-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Romito ◽  
Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles ◽  
Nathalie Lelong
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Persistent psychological distress in resettled refugee women-at-risk at one-year follow-up: Contributions of trauma, post-migration problems, loss, and trust

2020 ◽  
pp. 136346152096511
Author(s):  
Lyn Vromans ◽  
Robert D. Schweitzer ◽  
Mark Brough ◽  
Mary Asic Kobe ◽  
Ignacio Correa-Velez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Distress Level ◽  
One Year ◽  
Refugee Literature

The mental health of women has been largely neglected in the refugee literature, notwithstanding the specific gender-related issues that confront women seeking asylum. Furthermore, a specific category of women, deemed to be women-at-risk, face particular challenges in their journey and resettlement process. This longitudinal study investigated psychological distress in refugee women-at-risk one year after resettlement in Australia. Follow-up survey of 83 women-at-risk (mean age = 33.41 years; SD = 11.93) assessed: trauma events and symptoms; loss events and loss distress; level of post-migration problems; anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms; and absence of trust in community members. Participants demonstrated no symptom change since initial assessment ( p > .05). Substantial proportions of women reported traumatization (39%), PTSD (20%), anxiety (32%), and depression (39%) above clinical cut-offs, and high levels of somatization and loss distress. Post-migration problems, trauma events, and region of birth were associated with all symptoms, with post-migration problems the strongest predictor. Absence of trust in community members was associated with trauma, depression, and somatic symptoms. Initial trauma and somatic symptoms were associated with follow-up traumatic and somatic symptoms. Loss and trauma events were associated with loss distress. Findings underline the role of post-migration problems on psychological distress and the need to consider women’s psychological wellbeing in the context of their trauma and loss history, potential impacts of ethnicity, and complex socio-cultural dynamics underpinning issues of trust within communities. Effective service delivery requires that practitioners screen for and address psychological distress in women-at-risk at least up to 18 months after resettlement.

Does disability modify the relationship between labour force status and psychological distress among young people?

2020 ◽  
pp. oemed-2020-107149
Author(s):  
Marissa Shields ◽  
Stefanie Dimov ◽  
Tania L King ◽  
Allison Milner ◽  
Anne Kavanagh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Labour Force Status ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
Effect Measure Modification ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Relationship

ObjectiveTo examine the association between labour force status, including young people who were unemployed and having problems looking for work, and psychological distress one year later. We then assessed whether this association is modified by disability status.MethodsWe used three waves of cohort data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth. We fitted logistic regression models to account for confounders of the relationship between labour force status (employed, not in the labour force, unemployed and having problems looking for work) at age 21 years and psychological distress at age 22 years. We then estimated whether this association was modified by disability status at age 21 years.ResultsBeing unemployed and having problems looking for work at age 21 years was associated with odds of psychological distress that were 2.48 (95% CI 1.95 to 3.14) times higher than employment. There was little evidence for additive effect measure modification of this association by disability status (2.52, 95% CI −1.21 to 6.25).ConclusionsYoung people who were unemployed and having problems looking for work had increased odds of poor mental health. Interventions should focus on addressing the difficulties young people report when looking for work, with a particular focus on supporting those young people facing additional barriers to employment such as young people with disabilities.

scholarly journals The Effects of Declining Functional Abilities in Dementia Patients and Increases in Psychological Distress on Caregiver Burden Over a One-Year Period

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Razani ◽  
Roberto Corona ◽  
Jill Quilici ◽  
Adelina Matevosyan ◽  
Cynthia Funes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Functional Abilities ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
One Year

Effectiveness of psychological distress reduction with cognitive behavioral therapy for oncological patients: A one-year follow-up study.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11624-11624
Author(s):  
Alessandro Rossi ◽  
Maria Marconi ◽  
Stefania Mannarini ◽  
India Minelli ◽  
Monica Anderboni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Chemotherapy Treatment ◽  
Psychological Suffering ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
One Year

11624 Background: Distress has a negative impact on medical treatment (Di Matteo, Lepper & Croghan, 2006) and it is considered one of the most important indexes of psychological suffering in oncological patients (NCCN, 2015). Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the long term effectiveness of brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for patients with cancer (CBT-C) compared with a control group (CG) of oncological patients without any psychotherapy intervention - at one year after a chemotherapy treatment. Methods: Participants ( n = 80; mean age = 63.3, SD = 13.4; 54 female) enrolled at the Oncology Day Hospital at the “Presidio Ospedaliero” of Saronno, ASST Valle Olona, Italy who undertook (CBT-C: n = 40) or non-undertook (CG: n = 40) a psychotherapy intervention. Individual psychotherapy sessions strictly followed the IPOS guidelines (Watson & Kissane, 2017). Participants were tested with the Psychological distress Inventory (PDI) at the baseline (T1; Cronbach α = .88) at the end of the chemotherapy treatment (T2; Cronbach α = .87), at the end of the psychotherapy intervention (T3; Cronbach α = .88), 6-month follow-up (T4; Cronbach α = .85), and 1-year follow-up (T5; Cronbach α = .84). Results: Multilevel growth curve modeling – controlling for age, number of sessions, type and localization of tumor – showed a sharper reduction of distress for CBT-C participants that continue after posttreatment until 1-year follow-up ( p < .001); whereas for CG participants it reduced more gradually from pretreatment to 1-year follow-up ( p < .001). The results revealed a significant difference between the linear slopes for each treatment condition ( p < .001). The overall Hedges’ g comparing the two groups for distress reduction between pretreatment and 1-year follow-up was 2.14 (p < .001) in favor of CBT-C. Conclusions: Given that psychological distress occurs frequently among oncological patients this study is into an important area of study. Results suggest that CBT-C is statistically and clinically effective in treating psychological distress 1 year after the chemotherapy treatment. These findings revealed a kind of long-term effectiveness psychological intervention able both to reduce psychological suffering and improve a better quality of life in oncological settings.

Predisposition to Psychological Distress in Patients After Coronary Bypass Surgery: Relation to One Year Prognosis

Kardiologiia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10_2015 ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N. Sumin Sumin ◽  
O.I. Raikh Raikh ◽  
R.A. Gaifulin Gaifulin ◽  
E.V. Korok Korok ◽  
A.V. Bezdenezhnykh Bezdenezhnykh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Coronary Bypass ◽  
Coronary Bypass Surgery ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Predictors for Return to Work in Subjects with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eirik Vikane ◽  
Torgeir Hellstrøm ◽  
Cecilie Røe ◽  
Erik Bautz-Holter ◽  
Jörg Aßmus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Self Report ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Global Functioning ◽  
One Year

Objective. To predict return to work (RTW) at 12 months for patients who either were sick-listed or were at risk to be sick-listed with persistent postconcussion symptoms (PCS) at six to eight weeks after injury.Method. A prospective cohort study of 151 patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) admitted consecutively to outpatient clinics at two University Hospitals in Norway. The study was conducted as part of a randomised clinical trial. Injury characteristics were obtained from the medical records. Sick leave data from one year before to one year after MTBI were obtained from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service. Self-report questionnaires were used to obtain demographic and symptom profiles.Results. We observed a significant negative association between RTW at 12 months and psychological distress, global functioning, and being sick-listed at two months after MTBI, as well as having been sick-listed the last year before injury.Conclusion. Psychological distress, global functioning postinjury, and the sick leave trajectory of the subjects were negative predictors for RTW. These findings should be taken into consideration when evaluating future vocational rehabilitation models.

Psychological distress after physical injury: A one-year follow-up study of conscious hospitalised patients

Injury ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Skogstad ◽  
Kirsti Tøien ◽  
Erlend Hem ◽  
Anette Hylen Ranhoff ◽  
Leiv Sandvik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Hospitalised Patients ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Psychological Effects of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and New Mothers Living in a US Hotspot

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Nomura ◽  
Phyllis Kittler ◽  
Shantal Taveras ◽  
Sheow Yun Sie ◽  
Emily Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Expectant Mothers ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: This study investigated COVID-19 related psychological distress among expectant and new mothers, with and without infection, in metropolitan New York. It also examined the trajectories of participants' distress during pregnancy and postpartum, and the moderating effect of socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: An online survey was conducted April through June 2020 among expectant and new mothers with infants (<12 months) (N=642). Associations between infection status and psychological symptoms, suicidal ideation, and substance use were examined. Changes in distress related to COVID-19 infection and SES were then examined. Results: We found elevated anxiety and depression among infected compared to uninfected women. Similarly, infected, compared to uninfected women, had elevated risk for suicidal thoughts (quite often, AOR=3.97, sometimes AOR=13.2), and for substance use [alcohol (AOR=3.30); tobacco (AOR=4.54); cannabis (AOR=7.01); heroin (AOR=7.09); cocaine (AOR=10.05)]. Differences in trajectories of distress across pregnancy between the two groups were significant. Among infected women, distress was consistently high throughout. Among uninfected women, it started low and intensified toward the end of pregnancy. SES further moderated the impact of infection on distress. During earlier trimesters, infected/low SES women had greatest, and uninfected/high SES women had lowest, levels of distress. Their trajectories converged nearing childbirth.Conclusions: New and expectant mothers, especially those infected, have suffered substantial psychological distress due to the pandemic. Moreover, SES moderated the trajectory of distress. Infected women who also had low SES experienced the highest distress levels among all groups. Mitigating strategies are imperative to alleviate this distress.

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