Beck Cheryl Tatano
University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, USA.
Am J Nurs. 2006 May;106(5):40-50; quiz 50-1. doi: 10.1097/00000446-200605000-00020.
Postpartum depression is a crippling mood disorder, historically neglected in health care, leaving mothers to suffer in fear, confusion, and silence. Undiagnosed it can adversely affect the mother-infant relationship and lead to long-term emotional problems for the child. This article differentiates postpartum depression from other postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and addresses these aspects of postpartum depression: symptoms, prevalence, risk factors, interventions, and the effects on relationships and child development. Instruments available to screen for postpartum depression are also reviewed.
产后抑郁症是一种严重的情绪障碍，在医疗保健领域长期被忽视，致使母亲们在恐惧、困惑和沉默中饱受折磨。若未得到诊断，它会对母婴关系产生不利影响，并导致孩子出现长期的情绪问题。本文将产后抑郁症与其他产后情绪和焦虑障碍区分开来，并探讨产后抑郁症的以下几个方面：症状、患病率、风险因素、干预措施以及对人际关系和儿童发育的影响。同时，还会对可用于筛查产后抑郁症的工具进行综述。
