title: Bio-socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of postpartum Brazilian women.
abstract: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among women. In the postpartum period, the prevalence is between 1% and 6%. The present study investigated PTSD in a sample of 400 Brazilian women between 2 and 26 weeks postpartum using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview and found a frequency of 5.3%. The factors associated with the occurrence of PTSD were low purchasing power, a history of psychiatric disorders, clinical disease, and the infant having experienced some complication.
authors: Psychiatric of Neuropsychiatry Department, Affective Disorders Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. carlafza@hotmail.com
authors: Carla Fonseca
authors: CF
authors: Zambaldi
authors: Amaury
authors: A
authors: Cantilino
authors: Everton Botelho
authors: EB
authors: Sougey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult