Citation

Liu CH, Giallo R, Doan SN, Seidman LJ, Tronick E. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2016; 30(1): 7-12.

Affiliation

University of Massachusetts Boston, Children Development Unit, Boston, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2015.11.002

PMID

26804495

Abstract

This study determined the risk of core depression symptoms based on life stress domains during pregnancy and whether stressors varied by race/ethnicity. The sample consisted of 2,344 White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Massachusetts women who recently gave birth. African Americans and Hispanics who endorsed high relational and high financial stress were more likely to report high depressed mood and loss of interest; high physical stress was associated with high depressed mood among API. Screening based on life stress domains may be informative in determining risk for core depression symptoms during the postpartum period especially for minority groups.

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