title: [Narcissistic crisis and prediction of post-partum depression: validation of a self-report questionnaire].
abstract: We sought a relationship between disorders of the narcissistic transition during pregnancy and post-partum depression. We designed a self-report questionnaire VASANT (Visual Analogic Scale for Assessment of Narcissistic Transition) in an attempt to identify women at risk from post-partum depression. A preliminary validation was carried out on 52 pregnant women. Seventeen women (33%) were identified using a semi-directive interview as suffering from a disorder in the narcissistic transition. These women had a significantly higher VASANT score (67.7 +/- 14.2 versus 20.2 +/- 8.4) than the others and had a higher incidence of post-partum depression. The value of the VASANT scale for prediction of post-partum depression is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital de La Grave.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dethieux
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abadie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grandjean
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Raynaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009289:Narcissism; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment