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Depressive and anxiety symptoms through late pregnancy and the first year post birth: an examination of prospective relationships

Authors: Karen M. Moss, Helen Skouteris, Eleanor H. Wertheim, Susan J. Paxton, Jeannette Milgrom

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

One hundred and fifty-nine women were measured for depressive and anxiety symptoms from late pregnancy through to 12 months postpartum. Partial correlations revealed stability of depressive and anxiety symptoms across time. Depressive symptoms did not predict anxiety at any time point. Anxiety predicted increases in depressive symptoms from late pregnancy to early postpartum, but not from early postpartum to mid postpartum. Anxiety predicted depressive symptoms from mid postpartum to late postpartum, however, not when social support in late pregnancy was controlled for.

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Title: Depressive and anxiety symptoms through late pregnancy and the first year post birth: an examination of prospective relationships
Authors: Karen M. Moss
Helen Skouteris
Eleanor H. Wertheim
Susan J. Paxton
Jeannette Milgrom
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0086-1

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