Psychological distress one year after childbirth: A cross-cultural comparison between France, Italy and Quebec

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-225

  Des Rivières Pigeon, Catherine ^a   Saurel Cubizolles, Marie Josèphe ^a   Romito, Patrizia ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Unité 149 ^*

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparisons; Postpartum psychological distress; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0141513991     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.3.218     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Abou-Saleh MT, Ghubash R. The prevalence of early postpartum psychiatric morbidity in Dubai: a transcultural perspective. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1997;95(5):428-32.
2. Areias ME, Kumar R, Barros H, Figueiredo E. Comparative incidence of depression in women and men, during pregnancy and after childbirth: validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Portuguese mothers. Br J Psychiatry 1996;169(1):30-5.
3. Escribà V, Màs R, Romito P, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ. Psychological distress of new Spanish mothers. Eur J Public Health 1999;9:294-9.
4. Ghubash R, Abou-Saleh MT, Daradkeh TK. The validity of the Arabic Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1997;32(8):474-6.
5. Jadresic E, Araya R, Jara C. Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in Chilean postpartum women. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1995;16(4):187-91.
6. Lee DT, Yip SK, Chiu HF, et al. Detecting postnatal depression in Chinese women: validation of the Chinese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [see comments]. Br J Psychiatry 1998;172:433-7.
7. Nhiwatiwa S, Patel V, Acuda W. Predicting postnatal mental disorder with a screening questionnaire: a prospective cohort study from Zimbabwe. J Epidemiol Community Health 1998;52(4):262-6.
8. Romito P, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Lelong N. What makes new mothers unhappy: psychological distress one year after birth in Italy and France. Soc Sci Med 1999;49(12):1651-61.
9. Stuchbery M, Matthey S, Barnett B. Postnatal depression and social supports in Vietnamese, Arabic and Anglo-Celtic mothers. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1998;33(10):483-90.
10. Wickberg B, Hwang CP. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation on a Swedish community sample. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996;94(3):181-4.
11. Hiscock H, Wake M. Infant sleep problems and postnatal depression: a community-based study. Pediatrics 2001;107(6):1317-22.
12. Bagedahl-Strindlund M, Monsen Borjesson K. Postnatal depression: a hidden illness. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998;98(4):272-5.
13. Glangeaud-Freudenthal N. Evaluation de la prévalence de la dépression post-partum en France (Evaluation of the prevalence of postpartum depression in France). Devenir 1999;11(2):53-64.
14. O'Hara MW, Swain AM. Rates and risk of postpartum depression: a meta-analysis. Int Rev Psychiatry 1996;8:37-54.
15. Beck CT. A meta-analysis of predictors of postpartum depression. Nurs Res 1996;45(5):297-303.
16. Bernazzani O, Saucier JF, David H, Borgeat F. Psychosocial predictors of depressive symptomatology level in postpartum women. J Affect Disord 1997;46(1):39-49.
17. Guédeney N, Jacquemain F, Glangeaud MC. Le rôle des facteurs environnementaux, de la vulnérabilité individuelle et du support social dans le risque de survenue des dépressions du post-partum (Socio-environmental factors and the risk of developing postpartum depression). Devenir 2000;12(4):13-33.
18. Romito P. Postpartum depression and the experience of motherhood. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1990;69(suppl. 154).
19. Gjerdingen DK, Chaloner KM. The relationship of women's postpartum mental health to employment, childbirth, and social support. J Fam Pract 1994;38(5):465-72.
20. Forman DN, Videbech P, Hedegaard M, Dalby Salving J, Secher NJ. Postpartum depression: identification of women at risk. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2000;107:1210-7.
21. Kumar R. Postnatal mental illness: a transcultural perspective. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1994;29:250-64.
22. Goldberg D. The detection of psychiatric illness by questionnaire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972.
23. Benvenuti P, Ferrara M, Niccolai C, Valoriani V, Cox JL. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation for an Italian sample. J Affect Disord 1999;53:137-41.
24. Carpiniello B, Pariante CM, Serri F, Costa G, Carta MG. Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Italy. J Psychosom Obstet Gynecol 1997;18:280-5.
25. des Rivières-Pigeon C, Séguin L, Brodeur M, et al. L'échelle de dépression postnatale d'Edimbourg: validité au Québec auprès de femmes de statut socio-économique faible (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation in Quebec among low SES women). Can J Community mental health 2000;19(1):201-14.
26. Guedeney N, Fermanian J. Validation study of the French version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): new results about use and psychometric properties. Eur Psychiatry 1998;13:83-9.
27. McDowell I, Newell C. Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires, New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
28. Brugha TS, Sharp HM, Cooper S-A, et al. The Leicester 500 Project: social support and the development of postnatal depressive symptoms, a prospective cohort survey. Psychol Med 1998;28:63-79.
29. Misri S, Kostaras X, Fox D, Kostaras D. The impact of partner support in the treatment of postpartum depression. Can J Psychiatry 2000;45:554-8.
30. Gelman VS, King NJ. Wellbeing of mothers with children exhibiting sleep disturbance. Aust J Psychol 2001;53(1):18-22.
31. Lee DTS, Yip ASK, Chiu HFK, Leung TYS, Chung TKH. Screening for postnatal depression: are specific instruments mandatory? J Affect Disord 2001;63:233-8.
32. Le Moigne P. Anxiolytiques, hypnotiques: les facteurs sociaux de la consommation (5ocial factors and the use of psychotropic drugs). Documents du groupement de recherche psychotropes, politique et société, CNRS 1999;1.
33. Heneghan AM, Johnson Silver E, Bauman LJ, Stein RE. Do pediatricians recognize mothers with depressive symptoms? Pediatrics 2000;106(2):1367-73.
34. Glangeaud-Freudanthal N. Evaluation de la prévalence de la dépression post-partum en France (Evaluation of the prevalence of postpartum depression in France). Devenir 1999;11(2):53-64.
35. Lussier V, David H, Saucier J-F, Borgeat F. Self-rating assessment of postnatal depression: a comparison of the Beck Depression Inventory and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Pre- Perinatal Psychol J 1996;11(2):81-91.
36. Saucier J-F, Bernazzani O, Borgeat F, David H. La contribution des variables sociales à la prédiction de la dépression postnatale (Social variables and the prediction of postpartum depression). Santé mentale au Québec 1995;20(2):35-58.
37. Seguin L, Potvin L, St-Denis M, Loiselle J. Socio-environmental factors and postnatal depressive symptomatology: a longitudinal study. Women Health 1999;29(1):57-72.
38. Righetti-Veltema M, Conne-Perréard E, Bousquet A, Manzano J. Risk factors and predictive signs of postpartum depression. J Affect Disord 1998;49:167-80.
39. Warner R, Appleby L, Whitton A, Faragher B. Demographic and obstetric risk factors for postnatal psychiatric morbidity. Br J Psychiatry 1996;168(5):607-11.
40. Fuhrer R, Rouillon F. La version française de l'échelle CES-D: description et traduction de l'échelle d'autoévaluation (French version of the CES-D: description and translation). Psychiatry Psychobiol 1989;4:163-6.
41. Marshall K. L'emploi après la naissance d'un enfant (Employment after childbirth). Perspective, Statistique Canada 1999;11:20-9.
42. Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Romito P, Escribà-Aguïr V, Lelong N, Pons RM, Ancel P-Y. Returning to work after childbirth in France, Italy and Spain. Eur Sociologi Rev 1999;15(2):179-94.
43. Saurel-Cubizolles M-J, Lelong N, Romito P, Escribà-Agüir V. La reprise du travail après une naissance en France, Italie et Espagne (Returning to work after childbirth in France, Italy and Spain). Recherches et Prévisions 1997;49:31-41.
44. des Rivières-Pigeon C, Séguin L, Goulet L, Descarries F. Unravelling the complexities of the relationship between employment status and postpartum depressive symptoms. Women Health 2001;34(2):61-79.
45. Dankner R, Goldberg RP, Fisch RZ, Crum RM. Cultural elements of postpartum depression: a study of 327 Jewish Jerusalem women. J Reprod Med 2000;45(2):97-104.
46. Collectif Clio. L'histoire des femmes au Québec depuis quatre siècles (Women's history in Quebec). Montréal: Les Quinze, 1982.
47. Dandurand RB, Descarries F. Mères et travailleuses: de l'exception à la règle (Mothers and workers: from the exception to the rule), Québec: IQRC, 1992,
48. Fast J, Da Pont M. Changements touchant la continuité du travail chez les femmes (Changes in the continuity of work among women), Tendances sociales canadiennes 1997;Automne:2-8.
49. Knibiehler Y. La révolution maternelle: femmes, maternité, citoyenneté depuis 1945 (Motherhood revolution: motherhood, maternity and citizenship since 1945). Paris: Perrin, 1997.