title: Illness perceptions associated with perinatal depression treatment use.
abstract: The relationship between psychological beliefs about depression and depression treatment use was examined in depressed pregnant and postpartum women using the Common Sense Model as a framework (CSM; Leventhal H, Nerenz DR, Steele DF (1984) A handbook of psychology and health illness representations and coping with health threats. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.). Pregnant women who screened >/ 10 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al. Br J Psychiatry 150:782-786, 1987) completed measures of depression symptoms, perceptions and treatment at three time points through 6 weeks postpartum. Understanding modifiable beliefs may be useful in improving low rates of perinatal depression treatment use.
authors.affiliation: Mood Disorders Centre, School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Washington Singer Building, Perry Road, Exeter, EX4 4QG, UK. h.o'mahen@ex.ac.uk
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: O'Mahen
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chermack
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcus
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult