scholarly journals The Connections of Pregnancy-, Delivery-, and Infant-Related Risk Factors and Negative Life Events on Postpartum Depression and Their Role in First and Recurrent Depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pirjo Kettunen ◽  
Eeva Koistinen ◽  
Jukka Hintikka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Recurrent Depression ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Adverse Experiences ◽  
Breastfeeding Cessation ◽  
Axis I

Introduction. The aim of this study is to assess how negative life events and adverse experiences with pregnancy, delivery, the infant(s), and breastfeeding cessation impact on postpartum depression (PPD), specifically in first lifetime and recurrent depression. Method. The study group comprised 104 mothers with a current episode of PPD and a control group of 104 mothers who did not have current PPD. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) was used for data collection. The course of the depression, adverse experiences, and breastfeeding were assessed by self-reports. Results. In age-adjusted multivariate analyses, mental and physical problems during pregnancy or delivery, postpartum problems with the infant and breastfeeding cessation, and negative life events during the previous 12 months were associated with postpartum depression. Eighteen percent (18%) of the mothers had first depression and 82% recurrent depression. Mental and physical problems during pregnancy or delivery were associated with both first lifetime and recurrent depression. Nevertheless, negative life events and infant/breastfeeding issues associated only with recurrent depression. Conclusion. Factors associated with pregnancy and delivery have an impact on PPD, but in recurrent depression other postnatal and psychosocial factors are also important risk factors.

Distinct and interactive contributions of physical abuse, socioeconomic disadvantage, and negative life events to children's social, cognitive, and affective adjustment

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Okun ◽  
Jeffrey G. Parker ◽  
Alytia A. Levendosky
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Socioeconomic Disadvantage ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Children's Adjustment ◽  
Peer Adjustment

AbstractPast research highlights the importance of considering the sequelae of physical abuse in the context of other risk factors and possible exacerbating circumstances. The present research examines the relative, unique, and interactive effects of physical abuse, sociocultural disadvantage, and cumulative negative life events. Multiple measures and data sources were used to assess the socioeconomic circumstances, exposure to recent negative events, and social, cognitive, and affective adjustment of 19 physically abused and 49 nonabused elementary school-age children. Results indicated that abuse strongly independently predicted problems in children's adjustment with peers, self-perceptions, and depression. Abuse was also related to increased behavioral problems at home and at school, though this relation abated and even reversed itself as social disadvantage increased. Cumulative negative events independently predicted negative self-perceptions and, for girls, increased depression. Socioeconomic hardship was independently related to children's cognitive maturity. In addition, socioeconomic disadvantage qualified the relation between negative events and children's adjustment to peers, such that increased negative events were related to lower peer adjustment among less disadvantaged children but increased peer adjustment of children with more disadvantage. These results support calls for a more contextualized approach to examining the developmental outcomes of physical abuse, one that considers multiple risk factors simultaneously.

Greener Pastures

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-146
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Massey ◽  
Len Albright ◽  
Rebecca Casciano ◽  
Elizabeth Derickson ◽  
David N. Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Dramatic Reduction ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Neighbourhood Disorder

This chapter focuses on a special survey conducted of the residents of Ethel Lawrence Homes (EHL) and nonresidents to assess how moving into the project affected the residential environment people experienced on a day-to-day basis. The design of the survey compares neighbourhood conditions experienced by EHL residents both before and after they moved into the project, as well as to compare them with a control group of people who had applied to EHL but had not yet been admitted. Both comparisons reveal a dramatic reduction in exposure to neighbourhood disorder and violence and a lower frequency of negative life events as a result of the move. By the time EHL finally opened in 2000, it was no longer a test case about the rights of longtime residents not to be forced out of their hometown. Instead, it became a test case for whether affordable housing developments could provide a path out of poverty for the urban poor, and what kinds of costs such programs might impose on suburban residents.

scholarly journals Γονεϊκές πρακτικές και παράγοντες επικινδυνότητας κατά την εφηβεία: Η σημασία του διαζυγίου, των γονεϊκών συγκρούσεων και των αρνητικών γεγονότων ζωής

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Μαρία Δουκάκου ◽  
Φρόσσω Μόττη - Στεφανίδη
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Greek Language ◽  
Parental Conflicts

The purpose of this study was to examine whether divorce is a risk factor for parenting adolescents over and above parental conflicts and negative life events. 2083 adolescents, aged 15-17 years, males and females studying in 14 high schools of Attica participated in the study. 12% of these adolescents live with divorced/separated parents. Divorce, parental conflicts and negative life events were examined as risk factors for parenting. Four parenting dimensions were examined: the parent-adolescent bond, the psychological control, the behavioral control and the autonomy granting. Self-reported questionnaires were used, well-known in research, and they were translated to greek language. Results indicated that when divorce was examined as the only risk factor, it put at risk parenting. Over and above the parental conflicts and negative life events, divorce was not a risk factor for mothers’ parenting but it was a risk factor for fathers’ parenting. Also, parental conflicts and negative life events were risk factors for both mothers’ and fathers’ parenting, irrespective of family status. Finally, differences in parenting were found in terms of adolescents’ gender and parental socio-economic status. These results are discussed in terms of their significance in family counselling.

Risk Factors for Completed Suicide in Veterans of Peacekeeping: Repatriation, Negative Life Events, and Marital Status

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siri Thoresen ◽  
Lars Mehlum ◽  
Espen R⊘ysamb ◽  
Arnfinn T⊘nnessen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Completed Suicide

Perinatal maternal negative life events as risk factors of atopic dermatitis in female offspring

2018 ◽  
Vol 121 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-642.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jisun Yoon ◽  
Eun Mi Kim ◽  
Mi Young Lee ◽  
Sungsu Jung ◽  
Hyun-Ju Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Female Offspring

scholarly journals Maternity “Blues”: Prevalence and Risk Factors

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Faisal-Cury ◽  
Paulo Rossi Menezes ◽  
Jose Júlio A Tedesco ◽  
Soubhi Kahalle ◽  
Marcelo Zugaib
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Transversal Study

Objectives: estimate the prevalence and track the risk factors associated with, Maternity blues (MB).Methods: a transversal study was performed with 113 women, on the tenth day of puerperium. The following instruments were used: Pitt Scale (1968), Stein (1980), Inventory for stressful life events by Holmes & Rahe (1967), and a questionnaire with sociodemographic and obstetric data.Results: the prevalence of MB was 32.7% according to the Stein scale. In the univariated analysis, civil status and tobacco use were associated with MB. Legally married women and nonsmokers showed a risk approximately 4 times lower of experiencing the problem.Conclusions: MB was very prevalent in this sample. Obstetricians must be aware of this condition which may be associated with postpartum depression.

Health of Women: Associations among Life Events, Social Support, and Personality for Selected Patient Groups

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Norlander ◽  
Agneta Dahlin ◽  
Trevor Archer
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Positive Life Events ◽  
Patient Groups

This study examined the effects of life events, social support, personality traits, and siblings' birth-order on the health of women. 199 middle-class participants were included. 95 women, randomly assigned from four different patient groups, were compared with a control group of 96 randomly selected women without any special health problems. They completed a questionnaire which included questions regarding family background, health, different life events, social support, and signs of disease and a projective test, the Sivik Psychosomatism Test. Analysis indicated that report of negative life events was associated with more physical symptoms than positive life events and that the patient groups reported more negative life events and less social support than the control group.

Negative Life Events Associated With Deliberate Self-Harm in an African Population in Uganda

Crisis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kinyanda ◽  
H. Hjelmeland ◽  
S. Musisi
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Suicide Interventions

Abstract. Negative life events associated with deliberate self-harm (DSH) were investigated in an African context in Uganda. Patients admitted at three general hospitals in Kampala, Uganda were interviewed using a Luganda version (predominant language in the study area) of the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule I. The results of the life events and histories module are reported in this paper. The categories of negative life events in childhood that were significantly associated with DSH included those related to parents, significant others, personal events, and the total negative life events load in childhood. For the later-life time period, the negative life events load in the partner category and the total negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. In the last-year time period, the negative life events load related to personal events and the total number of negative life events in this time period were associated with DSH. A statistically significant difference between the cases and controls for the total number of negative life events reported over the entire lifetime of the respondents was also observed, which suggests a dose effect of negative life events on DSH. Gender differences were also observed among the cases. In conclusion, life events appear to be an important factor in DSH in this cultural environment. The implication of these results for treatment and the future development of suicide interventions in this country are discussed.

Suicide Attempts Among Depressed Inpatients with Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Sample

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Chan ◽  
T. Maniam ◽  
A. S. Shamsul
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Axis I ◽  
A Current

Background: Depressed inpatients constitute a high-risk population for suicide attempts. Aims: To describe the interactions of clinical and psychosocial risk factors influencing suicide attempts among a Malaysian sample of depressed inpatients. Methods: Seventy-five subjects were diagnosed with a depressive disorder according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders-Clinical Version (SCID-CV). Data on suicide attempts, suicidal ideation (Scale for Suicidal Ideation, SSI), depression severity (Beck’s Depression Inventory, BDI), recent life-event changes (Social Readjustment Rating Scale, SRRS), sociodemographic and other relevant clinical factors were collected. Results: A third of the subjects presented after a current suicide attempt. Significant factors for a current suicide attempt were race, religion, recent life-event changes, suicidal ideation, and alcohol use disorder. Independent predictive risk factors for a current suicide attempt were Chinese race, recent marital separation, major mortgage or loans, and being newly diagnosed with depression. Any recent change in personal habits was shown to be a protective factor against current suicide attempt. Age and gender were nonsignificant factors. Conclusions: The findings are generally consistent with existing studies and highlight the role of psychosocial risk factors.

Spirituality in Relation to Negative Life Events, Coping, and Traumatic Impact

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillary Van Horn ◽  
Marcia Webb ◽  
Sarah A. Chickering ◽  
Kristin Hedden ◽  
Amelia Jane Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Traumatic Impact
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