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Bio-socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of postpartum Brazilian women

Authors: Carla Fonseca Zambaldi, Amaury Cantilino, Everton Botelho Sougey

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 5/2011

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

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Title: Bio-socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of postpartum Brazilian women
Authors: Carla Fonseca Zambaldi
Amaury Cantilino
Everton Botelho Sougey
Publication date: 01-10-2011
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-011-0224-4

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