Autor(es):
Bernazzani, O. 
; Figueiredo, Bárbara ; Conroy, S. ; Marks, M. N. ; Guedeney, N. ; Bifulco, A. ; Asten, P. ; Gorman, L. L. ; Bellini, S. ; Glatigny-Dallay, E. ; Klier, C. M. ; Kammerer, M. H. ; Henshaw, C. A. ; TCS-PND Group ; Siddle, K. A. ; Hayes, S.
Data: 2004
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/3592
Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Descrição
Background: There is evidence that
stressors may trigger the onset of a
depressive episode in vulnerable women.
A new UK interview measure, the
Contextual Assessment of the Maternity
Experience (CAME), was designed to
assess major risk factors for emotional
disturbances, especially depression,
during pregnancy and post-partum.
Aims: Within the context of a cross-
cultural study, to establish the usefulness of
the CAME, and to test expected
associations of the measure with
characteristics of the social context and
with major or minor depression.
Method: The CAME was administered
antenatally and postnatally in ten study
sites, respectively to 296 and 249 women.
Affective disorder throughout pregnancy
and up to 6 months postnatally was
assessed by means of the Structured
Clinical Interview for DSM IV Axis I
Disorders.
Results: Adversity, poor relationship
with either a partner or a confidant, and
negative feelings about the pregnancy all
predicted onset of depression during the
perinatal period.
Conclusions: The CAME was able to
assess major domains relevant to the
psychosocial context of the maternity
experience in different cultures.Overall,
the instrument showed acceptable
psychometric properties in its first use in
different cultural settings.
