title: [The preconditions of postpartum dysphoria].
abstract: Postpartum dysphoria (Baby Blues) is a puerperal-disease of mothers who have recently given birth; its prevalence in western industrialized countries ranges from 26 to 85% The baby-blues may begin during the first week after birth, lasts a few days and disappears without any medical treatment. Therefore there is still little research dealing with this phenomenon. The present study was carried out in Brixen, Italy, in the framework of the international Munich-Postpartum-Project and was done by means of a questionnaire. It showed that these women who had to face an insecure social environment after hospital discharge, had symptoms of a dysphoria. For that reason the Blues seems to be a phenomenon of socially distressed women.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrischer Dienst des Krankenhauses, Brixen- Psychosomatische Ambulanz. mirjam.complojer@akfree.it
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Complojer
authors.forename: Hansjörg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schweigkofler
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwitzer
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: Georg Oliver
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Schwitzer
authors.forename: Wulf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schiefenhövel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001317:Austria; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011374:Progesterone / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D011374:Progesterone