title: Maternity blues research: a critical review.
abstract: Maternity blues research from 1962, when the first study was published, to the present is critically evaluated. Each study that met the sample criteria was judged against the following categories: measurement, research designs, sampling, and clinical description. Two major weaknesses in blues research were identified: (1) lack of standardized instruments for the measurement of the incidence, severity, and duration of the blues and (2) inconsistencies in research design.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D015983:Selection Bias; D012720:Severity of Illness Index