Hall Pauline L, Wittkowski Anja
Pauline L. Hall, RMN, DClinPsy, is a clinical psychologist in the National Health Service in Greater Manchester, England. Her clinical work includes specializing in the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression.Anja Wittkowski, MPhil, ClinPsyD, is a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Manchester. She also works as a clinical psychologist in the National Health Service in South Manchester, where her clinical work is carried out on the regional, inpatient, psychiatric Mother and Baby Unit.
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2006 Sep-Oct;51(5):321-330. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.03.007.
The period following the birth of a child brings many transitions into a woman's life, which can effect major psychological and social changes, including feelings of loss. If new mothers experience negative thoughts at this time, when societal expectations are of happiness, this may lead to feelings of unacceptability and guilt. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of negative thoughts after childbirth in nondepressed mothers. Following the identification of negative thoughts experienced by women who had suffered postnatal depression, a quantitative survey was conducted, which asked nondepressed mothers to indicate how often they experienced the negative thoughts or images identified by depressed mothers. One hundred and fifty-eight returned questionnaire packs were included in the analyses. The 158 nondepressed mothers acknowledged experiencing all but one of the 54 negative cognitions. Negative cognitions usually associated with postnatal depression are also experienced by mothers who are not considered depressed. This information provides evidence for reassuring new mothers that negative thoughts after childbirth are common. This, in turn, may help to reduce feelings of guilt associated with experiencing negative thoughts in the postpartum period.
孩子出生后的这段时期会给女性的生活带来许多转变，这些转变可能会引发重大的心理和社会变化，包括失落感。如果新妈妈们在这个时候产生消极想法，而社会普遍期望她们感到幸福，这可能会导致她们产生不被接受和内疚的感觉。本研究旨在调查未患抑郁症的母亲产后消极想法的发生率。在确定了患有产后抑郁症的女性所经历的消极想法之后，进行了一项定量调查，要求未患抑郁症的母亲指出她们经历抑郁母亲所确定的消极想法或意象的频率。分析纳入了158份回收的问卷。这158位未患抑郁症的母亲承认经历了54种消极认知中的53种。未被视为抑郁的母亲也会经历通常与产后抑郁症相关的消极认知。这些信息为安抚新妈妈们提供了证据，即产后消极想法很常见。这反过来可能有助于减少与产后经历消极想法相关的内疚感。
