Perinatal depression (PND) is a major complication of pregnancy and many risk factors have been associated with its development both during pregnancy and postpartum. The transition to motherhood activates the attachment system. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between women's attachment style (AS) and PND in pregnancy, and 1 month after childbirth, in a large cohort of women. We hypothesized that different patterns of AS were associated with either antenatal or postnatal depression. We, further, explored the role of other possible risk factors such as life-stress events.
Bianciardi, E., Vito, C., Betrò, S., De Stefano, A., Siracusano, A., Niolu, C. (2020). The anxious aspects of insecure attachment styles are associated with depression either in pregnancy or in the postpartum period. ANNALS OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 19(1), 51 [10.1186/s12991-020-00301-7].
The anxious aspects of insecure attachment styles are associated with depression either in pregnancy or in the postpartum period
Bianciardi, Emanuela;Siracusano, Alberto;Niolu, Cinzia
2020-01-01
Abstract
Perinatal depression (PND) is a major complication of pregnancy and many risk factors have been associated with its development both during pregnancy and postpartum. The transition to motherhood activates the attachment system. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between women's attachment style (AS) and PND in pregnancy, and 1 month after childbirth, in a large cohort of women. We hypothesized that different patterns of AS were associated with either antenatal or postnatal depression. We, further, explored the role of other possible risk factors such as life-stress events.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
