Bio-socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of postpartum Brazilian women

Bio-socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of postpartum Brazilian women

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among women. In the postpartum period, the prevalence is between 1% and 6%. The present study investigated PTSD in a sample of 400 Brazilian women between 2 and 26 weeks postpartum using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview and found a fre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of women's mental health 2011-10, Vol.14 (5), p.435-439
Hauptverfasser: Zambaldi, Carla Fonseca, Cantilino, Amaury, Sougey, Everton Botelho
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Brazil
Data Collection
Female
Humans
Income
Infant
Infant Welfare
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Postpartum period
Postpartum Period - psychology
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Risk Factors
Sexual abuse
Short Communication
Social Class
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Women
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among women. In the postpartum period, the prevalence is between 1% and 6%. The present study investigated PTSD in a sample of 400 Brazilian women between 2 and 26 weeks postpartum using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview and found a frequency of 5.3%. The factors associated with the occurrence of PTSD were low purchasing power, a history of psychiatric disorders, clinical disease, and the infant having experienced some complication
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-011-0224-4