Expanding the Postpartum Depression Construct Using a Social Work Paradigm

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ID2168445
AuthorsKim Boland-Prom, Kim W Boland-Prom, Nancy Macmullen, Nancy J Macmullen
Year2012
Volume22
Issue6
Pages718-732
Publication date2012-07-23
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2012.692563
OpenAlexW2004298991
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

This paper describes and evaluates current definitions and models of postpartum depression. Research on prevalence, risk and resiliency factors is reviewed. A more comprehensive approach to postpartum mood disorders is proposed. The "Model Assessing Maternal Adjustment" (MAMA) is based on the biopsychosocial approach of social work and can be utilized for both client self-assessment and clinical assessments by professionals across various disciplines. The MAMA approach moves beyond sole focus on depressive symptoms to include anxiety symptoms and bipolar disorders and lengthens the time frame to include the pregnancy through the first year postpartum

Anxiety · Biopsychosocial model · Construct (python library · Depression (economics · Mood · Postpartum depression · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Clinical Psychology

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