Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among women. In the postpartum period, the prevalence is between 1% and 6%.
The present study investigated PTSD in a sample of 400 Brazilian women between 2 and 26 weeks postpartum using the Mini-International
Neuropsychiatric Interview and found a frequency of 5.3%. The factors associated with the occurrence of PTSD were low purchasing
power, a history of psychiatric disorders, clinical disease, and the infant having experienced some complication
The present study investigated PTSD in a sample of 400 Brazilian women between 2 and 26 weeks postpartum using the Mini-International
Neuropsychiatric Interview and found a frequency of 5.3%. The factors associated with the occurrence of PTSD were low purchasing
power, a history of psychiatric disorders, clinical disease, and the infant having experienced some complication
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Short Communication
- Pages 1-5
- DOI 10.1007/s00737-011-0224-4
- Authors
- Carla Fonseca Zambaldi, Psychiatric of Neuropsychiatry Department, Affective Disorders Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Amaury Cantilino, Psychiatric of Neuropsychiatry Department, Affective Disorders Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Everton Botelho Sougey, Psychiatric of Neuropsychiatry Department, Affective Disorders Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Online ISSN 1435-1102
- Print ISSN 1434-1816