Background: Little is known about the availability and uptake of health and welfare services by women with postnatal depression in different countries. Aims: Within the context of a cross- cultural research study, to develop and test methods for undertaking quantitative health services research in postnatal depression. Method: Interviews with service planners and the collation of key health indicators...
Background: Infant development is adversely affected in the context of postnatal depression.This relationship may be mediated by both the nature of early mother-infant interactions and the quality of the home environment. Aim: To establish the usefulness of the Global Ratings Scales of Mother-Infant Interaction and the Infant-Toddler version of the Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environme...
Background: To date, no study has used standardised diagnostic assessment procedures to determine wether rates of perinatal depression vary across cultures. Aims:To adapt the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Disorders (SCID) for assessing depression and other non-psychotic psychiatric illness perinatally and to pilot the instrument in different centres and cultures. Method: Assessments using the adap...
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 useful...
Background: Insecure attachment style relates to major depression in women, but its relationship to depression associated with childbirth is largely unknown. A new UK-designed measure, the Attachment Style Interview (ASI), has potential for cross-cultural use as a risk marker for maternal disorder. Aims: To establishthe reliability of the ASI across centres, its stability over a 9-month period, and its associa...
Background: Postnatal depression seems to be a universal condition with similar rates in different countries. However, anthropologists question the cross-cultural equivalence of depression, particularly at a life stage so influenced by cultural factors. Aims: To develop a qualitative method to explore whether postnatal depression is universally recognised, attributed and described and to enquire into peop...
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