Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Investigation of Latinas

Rodríguez, Michael; Valentine, Jeanette; Ahmed, Sawssan R.; Eisenman, David; Sumner, Lekeisha A.; Heilemann, MarySue V.; Liu, Henry

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“…As expected, we found that women with a history of any childhood ALE had generally higher depressive symptom scores at each of the pre- and postnatal time points but particularly so during the prenatal period. These findings support previous studies highlighting the vulnerability to PND in women with early life abuse histories (Alvarez-Segura et al, 2014; Buist & Janson, 2001; Faisal-Cury et al, 2013; Meltzer-Brody et al, 2013; Plaza et al, 2012; Rodríguez et al, 2010). …”

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“…While PND is seen in up to 12–19% of women in the general population (Gavin et al, 2005), the occurrence of PND in Latinas living in the US has been estimated at 30–53% (Ceballos, Wallace, & Goodwin, 2016; Kieffer et al, 2013; Kuo et al, 2004; Lucero, Beckstrand, Callister, & Sanchez Birkhead, 2012; Mukherjee, Trepka, Pierre-Victor, Bahelah, & Avent, 2016; Zayas, Jankowski, & McKee, 2003). Although the causes of perinatal depression remain elusive, adverse life events (ALEs), such as childhood abuse and intimate partner violence, are potent risk factors for perinatal depression (Alvarez-Segura et al, 2014; Buist & Janson, 2001; Faisal-Cury, Menezes, d’Oliveira, Schraiber, & Lopes, 2013; Meltzer-Brody et al, 2013; Plaza et al, 2012; Rodríguez et al, 2010). …”

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Perinatal Depression, Adverse Life Events, and Hypothalamic–Adrenal–Pituitary Axis Response to Cold Pressor Stress in Latinas: An Exploratory Study

Lara-Cinisomo

Grewen

Girdler

et al. 2017

Women's Health Issues

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Background Latinas are disproportionately affected by perinatal depression (PND) as well as by adverse life events (ALEs), an independent predictor of PND. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-adrenal-pituitary (HPA) axis has been seen both in women with PND and with a history of ALEs in non-Latinas. Though some evidence suggests that HPA axis dysregulation may mediate the link between ALEs and PND, this has received little attention and there are no studies that have examined these pathways in Latinas. The primary aim of the present study was to explore, in a Latina sample, associations between ALEs, PND, and HPA axis stress reactivity to a physical stressor-the cold pressor test (CPT). The secondary aim was to explore whether HPA axis reactivity and PND were associated with pain sensitivity to the CPT. Methods Thirty-four Latinas were enrolled in their third trimester of pregnancy and interviewed at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum. Depression status was determined using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (≥ 10). At 8 weeks postpartum, 27 women underwent laboratory-induced pain testing using the cold pressor test (CPT). Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol (CORT) were sampled pre- and post-CPT to generate a stress reactivity score (post-pre). Pain sensitivity and ALEs were also assessed. Results At enrollment, 26% of women were depressed and 18% were depressed at 8 weeks postpartum. Forty-eight percent reported at least one childhood ALE. There was a significant and positive association between any childhood ALE and prenatal depression scores (p = 0.025). Infant-related ALEs were significantly associated with greater ACTH reactivity to the CPT (p = 0.030). Women with a history of any childhood ALE exhibited a blunted CORT response to the CPT (p = 0.045). Women with a history of PND at 4 weeks had greater ACTH stress reactivity to the CPT (p = 0.027). No significant effects of PND were seen for pain sensitivity measures in response to the CPT, though there was a positive and significant correlation between pain tolerance and CORT response to the CPT in the whole sample. Conclusions Given the associations between ALEs and PND and their individual effect on HPA axis stress reactivity, future studies on perinatal depression should include a larger sample of Latinas to test mediating effects of HPA axis reactivity on associations between ALEs and PND.

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confidence: 99%

Perinatal Depression, Adverse Life Events, and Hypothalamic–Adrenal–Pituitary Axis Response to Cold Pressor Stress in Latinas: An Exploratory Study

Lara-Cinisomo

Grewen

Girdler

et al. 2017

Women's Health Issues

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“…In the postnatal period, coping that centered on blame and substance abuse was linked to depression. Rodriguez et al (Rodríguez et al 2010) reported a relationship between postpartum depressive symptoms and avoidant coping. However, several authors (Besser and Priel 2003;Morling et al 2003) found an inverse association between active coping and postpartum depressive symptoms.…”

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Coping strategies for postpartum depression: a multi-centric study of 1626 women

Gutiérrez-Zotes

Labad

Martín‐Santos

et al. 2015

Arch Womens Ment Health

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The transition to motherhood is stressful as it requires several important changes in family dynamics, finances, and working life, along with physical and psychological adjustments. This study aimed at determining whether some forms of coping might predict postpartum depressive symptomatology. A total of 1626 pregnant women participated in a multi-centric longitudinal study. Different evaluations were performed 8 and 32 weeks after delivery. Depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the structured Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS). The brief Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (COPE) scale was used to measure coping strategies 2-3 days postpartum. Some coping strategies differentiate between women with and without postpartum depression. A logistic regression analysis was used to explore the relationships between the predictors of coping strategies and major depression (according to DSM-IV criteria). In this model, the predictor variables during the first 32 weeks were self-distraction (OR 1.18, 95 % CI 1.04-1.33), substance use (OR 0.58, 95 % CI 0.35-0.97), and self-blame (OR 1.18, 95 % CI 1.04-1.34). In healthy women with no psychiatric history, some passive coping strategies, both cognitive and behavioral, are predictors of depressive symptoms and postpartum depression and help differentiate between patients with and without depression.

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“…31,32 Furthermore, pregnant adolescents experiencing IPV are at a much greater risk for PTSD, depression, and suicidal thinking than their non-pregnant peers or their pregnant peers not experiencing violence. 33,34 …”

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Narrative Exposure Therapy

Volpe

Quinn

Resch

et al. 2017

Family &Amp; Community Health

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Pregnant and parenting adolescents often experience high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its sequelae posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is an innovative intervention that has demonstrated strong preliminary evidence in improving mental health. The specific aims of this article are threefold: a) provide a brief background about IPV-related PTSD and depression among pregnant and parenting adolescents, b) describe NET’s theoretical principals, its therapeutic process, and provide review of existing evidence and c) to discuss NET as a potential treatment to address that mental health burden among adolescents experiencing IPV-related PTSD and depression.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Investigation of Latinas

Cited by 74 publications

References 53 publications

Perinatal Depression, Adverse Life Events, and Hypothalamic–Adrenal–Pituitary Axis Response to Cold Pressor Stress in Latinas: An Exploratory Study

Perinatal Depression, Adverse Life Events, and Hypothalamic–Adrenal–Pituitary Axis Response to Cold Pressor Stress in Latinas: An Exploratory Study

Coping strategies for postpartum depression: a multi-centric study of 1626 women

Narrative Exposure Therapy

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