title: The Association Between Postnatal Depression, Acculturation and Mother-Infant Bond Among Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel.
abstract: We examined the association between postnatal depression (PND), acculturation and mother-infant bond among 38 Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel, who were within 6 months of delivery. Participants completed a survey in their native language. A high rate of women (81.6 %) met the clinical threshold for PND on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Higher severity of PND (partial r = -.64, p < .001), higher identification with Israeli culture (partial r = -.45, p = .02), and lower quality of romantic relationship were associated with impaired mother-infant bond (partial r = .58, p = .002). Findings highlight the need to establish services to screen and treat PND among this vulnerable population in the receiving countries.
authors: Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O.Box 167, 46150, Herzliya, Israel. onakash@idc.ac.il.
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authors: Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O.Box 167, 46150, Herzliya, Israel.
authors: Maayan
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authors: Gesher Clinic, Yafo Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.|Kfar Saba Adult Clinic, Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel.|Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D019017:Eritrea / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Acculturation; Asylum seekers; Attachment; Eritrea; Postnatal depression