Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 323-326, April 2005

Pre- and postnatal depression and coping: a comparative approach

Received 28 June 2004; received in revised form 15 November 2004; accepted 15 November 2004.

Abstract 

Background

The assessment of perinatal depressions and coping style. Methods: With depression scales (EPDS, GHQ.12) and Carver's BriefCope, the authors compared the prevalence rates of pre and postnatal depression in a cohort of 277 French women.

Results

Their work revealed very high levels of prenatal depression (almost 20%) and less important but nonetheless sizeable rates (11%) of postnatal depression, making such perinatal depressions a major public health concern. The coping styles proposed in Carver's public health BriefCope questionnaire make it possible to significantly differentiate during these two periods between depressive women and their non-depressed counterparts.

Conclusions

This enables us to underline factors of risk and protection suggesting the importance of setting up compensatory and preventive systems and evaluating their pertinence in the framework of future research.

Keywords: Prenatal postnatal depression, Prevalence, Coping, Prevention

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PII: S0165-0327(04)00381-7

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2004.11.004

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 323-326, April 2005

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