Postnatal depression in Singapore women.
A longitudinal study of depressive symptomatology in 200 postnatal women using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depressive Scale showed that depressive symptomatology is mild but present in nearly all the postpartum women; however only one per cent of the women over a 6-month period had scores suggestive of a postnatal depression. None had experienced any depressive hallucinations or delusions during this period.
Kok
L P
LP
Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Chan
P S
PS
Ratnam
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology