Life Stress as a Risk Factor for Postpartum Depression: Current Research and Methodological Issues

摘要: There is compelling evidence to suggest that acute adverse life events and certain stressors specific motherhood increase the risk of maternity blues diagnoses postpartum depression. Other psychosocial factors are likely explain vulnerability depression include previous history stress-moderating effects social support coping responses. This article reviews emerging empirical literature on stress presents a discussion methodological issues relevant advancing this area research. Multivariate models examine interplay these variables now required further our understanding syndromes.