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Multicenter Study
. 2006 May;9(3):121-30.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-006-0122-3. Epub 2006 Mar 20.

Multicentre prospective study of perinatal depression in Japan: incidence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression

T Kitamura  1 , K Yoshida, T Okano, K Kinoshita, M Hayashi, N Toyoda, M Ito, N Kudo, K Tada, K Kanazawa, K Sakumoto, S Satoh, T Furukawa, H Nakano
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Multicenter Study

Multicentre prospective study of perinatal depression in Japan: incidence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression

T Kitamura et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2006 May.

Abstract

A multicentre study on the epidemiology of perinatal depression was conducted among Japanese women expecting the first baby (N = 290). The incidence rate of the onset of the DSM-III-R Major Depressive Episode during pregnancy (antenatal depression) and within 3 months after delivery (postnatal depression) were 5.6% and 5.0%, respectively. Women with antenatal depression were characterised by young age and negative attitude towards the current pregnancy, whereas women with postnatal depression were characterised by poor accommodation, dissatisfaction with sex of the newborn baby and with the emotional undermining. Antenatal depression was a major risk factor for postnatal depression.

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