PURPOSE: Postpartum depression occurs in 10-20% of women who have recently given birth, but less than half of cases are recognized. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there was a difference in the rate of postpartum depression between patients with epilepsy and healthy controls, and to determine the relationship between epilepsy and postpartum depression. METHODS: The sample consisted of 55 patients with epilepsy and 55 patients without epilepsy. All patients were recruited at the Regional Epilepsy Center and at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, St. Paolo Hospital (Italy). Every woman was assessed with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a clinical interview to screen for postpartum depression. RESULTS: We found a statistically significant higher rate of postpartum depression in patients with epilepsy compared with controls (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: These findings highlight the importance of screening for postpartum depression; it can improve the recognition of the disorder and can provide adequate treatment and follow-up.
PURPOSE:Postpartum depression occurs in 10-20% of women who have recently given birth, but less than half of cases are recognized. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there was a difference in the rate of postpartum depression between patients with epilepsy and healthy controls, and to determine the relationship between epilepsy and postpartum depression. METHODS: The sample consisted of 55 patients with epilepsy and 55 patients without epilepsy. All patients were recruited at the Regional Epilepsy Center and at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, St. Paolo Hospital (Italy). Every woman was assessed with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a clinical interview to screen for postpartum depression. RESULTS: We found a statistically significant higher rate of postpartum depression in patients with epilepsy compared with controls (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: These findings highlight the importance of screening for postpartum depression; it can improve the recognition of the disorder and can provide adequate treatment and follow-up.
Authors: Kimford J Meador; Zachary N Stowe; Carrie Brown; Chelsea P Robalino; Abigail G Matthews; Laura A Kalayjian; P Emanuela Voinescu; Elizabeth E Gerard; Patricia Penovich; Evan R Gedzelman; Jennifer Cavitt; Page B Pennell Journal: Neurology Date: 2022-08-17 Impact factor: 11.800
Authors: Brett D Thombs; Brooke Levis; Anita Lyubenova; Dipika Neupane; Zelalem Negeri; Yin Wu; Ying Sun; Chen He; Ankur Krishnan; Simone N Vigod; Parash Mani Bhandari; Mahrukh Imran; Danielle B Rice; Marleine Azar; Matthew J Chiovitti; Nazanin Saadat; Kira E Riehm; Jill T Boruff; Pim Cuijpers; Simon Gilbody; John P A Ioannidis; Lorie A Kloda; Scott B Patten; Ian Shrier; Roy C Ziegelstein; Liane Comeau; Nicholas D Mitchell; Marcello Tonelli; Jacqueline Barnes; Cheryl Tatano Beck; Carola Bindt; Barbara Figueiredo; Nadine Helle; Louise M Howard; Jane Kohlhoff; Zoltán Kozinszky; Angeliki A Leonardou; Sandra Nakić Radoš; Chantal Quispel; Tamsen J Rochat; Alan Stein; Robert C Stewart; Meri Tadinac; S Darius Tandon; Iva Tendais; Annamária Töreki; Thach D Tran; Kylee Trevillion; Katherine Turner; Johann M Vega-Dienstmaier; Andrea Benedetti Journal: Can J Psychiatry Date: 2020-10-26 Impact factor: 4.356
Authors: Anita Lyubenova; Dipika Neupane; Brooke Levis; Yin Wu; Ying Sun; Chen He; Ankur Krishnan; Parash M Bhandari; Zelalem Negeri; Mahrukh Imran; Danielle B Rice; Marleine Azar; Matthew J Chiovitti; Nazanin Saadat; Kira E Riehm; Jill T Boruff; John P A Ioannidis; Pim Cuijpers; Simon Gilbody; Lorie A Kloda; Scott B Patten; Ian Shrier; Roy C Ziegelstein; Liane Comeau; Nicholas D Mitchell; Marcello Tonelli; Simone N Vigod; Franca Aceti; Jacqueline Barnes; Amar D Bavle; Cheryl T Beck; Carola Bindt; Philip M Boyce; Adomas Bunevicius; Linda H Chaudron; Nicolas Favez; Barbara Figueiredo; Lluïsa Garcia-Esteve; Lisa Giardinelli; Nadine Helle; Louise M Howard; Jane Kohlhoff; Laima Kusminskas; Zoltán Kozinszky; Lorenzo Lelli; Angeliki A Leonardou; Valentina Meuti; Sandra N Radoš; Purificación N García; Susan J Pawlby; Chantal Quispel; Emma Robertson-Blackmore; Tamsen J Rochat; Deborah J Sharp; Bonnie W M Siu; Alan Stein; Robert C Stewart; Meri Tadinac; S Darius Tandon; Iva Tendais; Annamária Töreki; Anna Torres-Giménez; Thach D Tran; Kylee Trevillion; Katherine Turner; Johann M Vega-Dienstmaier; Andrea Benedetti; Brett D Thombs Journal: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res Date: 2020-10-22 Impact factor: 4.182