title: [Cultural meanings and relations to the world in psychopathological disorders during pregnancy and the puerperium in the Cameroonian context].
abstract: Pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period are significant moments that raise questions about women's relation to the world. Globally, the puerperium (the first 42 days after delivery) remains a time when several psychopathological disorders, related to the sexual sphere, may be manifested. This article considers some standard psychopathological knowledge that sheds light on this, while stressing the impact of culture on the woman's individuality and her psychosexual life experiences. It underlines the sensitizing role of psychological experience, affected by beliefs and various taboos, that can cause her to relive traumas from her psychosexual life experience; the women is often unaware of these experiences, but they make it possible to interpret and prevent disorders during the puerperium.
authors.affiliation: Université de Dschang, BP 20357, 237 Yaoundé, Cameroon, Institut de psychotraumatologie et de médiation, Grand Rue N̊1A. CH-2000. Neuchâtel, Suisse.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mboua
authors.affiliation: Communauté urbaine de Douala, université de Yaoundé 1, faculté des arts lettres et sciences humaines, Douala, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N H Olga
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mboua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cameroon; acculturation; idiosyncrasy; puerperium; sexuality; traumatism