The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on peripartum affective psychopathology

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on peripartum affective psychopathology

IntroductionDespite COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacting mental health, few studies evaluated effects on perinatal mental health.ObjectivesTherefore, we aimed at assessing pregnant and puerperal women during first and second COVID-19 waves.Methods70 women (41 pregnant and 29 puerperal) consecut...

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Veröffentlicht in:European psychiatry 2022-06, Vol.65 (S1), p.S103-S104
Hauptverfasser: Pompili, S., Orsolini, L., Mauro, A., Salvi, V., Volpe, U.
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Sprache:eng
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Clinical significance
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Mental health
Oral Communication
Pandemics
peripartum
postpartum depression
Psychopathology
woman mental health
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Zusammenfassung:IntroductionDespite COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacting mental health, few studies evaluated effects on perinatal mental health.ObjectivesTherefore, we aimed at assessing pregnant and puerperal women during first and second COVID-19 waves.Methods70 women (41 pregnant and 29 puerperal) consecutively afferent to our outpatient service for Perinatal Mental Health (March 2020-March 2021) were administered Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19-S), Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience questionnaire (WDEQ).ResultsWomen who reported last menstruation date (LMD) in 2019 second semester showed higher EPDS scores (p=0.026), those with estimated delivery date (EDD) in 2021 second semester showed higher CAS scores than those with EDD in 2020 first semester (p=0.020) or in 2021 first semester (p
ISSN:0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.295