Which role for trait-anxiety in paternal perinatal depression? Preliminary results on healthy subjects

Mento, Carmela; Lombardo, Clara; Anna, Muscatello Maria Rosaria; Formica, Ivan; Cedro, Clemente; Pandolfo, Gianluca; Antonio, Zoccali Rocco; Bruno, Antonio

doi:10.1080/14767058.2020.1786514

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“…Similarity with previous literature Consistent with the hypothesis, trait anxiety was a significant predictor of the trajectory of depression symptoms during the transition into early adolescence. Previous studies have supported the transdiagnostic risk factor for trait anxiety for the development of depression symptoms (Carmela et al, 2022;Malhi et al, 2021 b;Moller et al, 2023;Wang et al, 2019 a). For example, a study with 178 depressive patients revealed that higher trait anxiety was associated with slower recovery from depression after treatment (Min et al, 2012).…”

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Trait anxiety predicting the developmental trajectories of depression symptoms in children: The mediating role of attentional control

Zhang

2024

Dev Psychopathol

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Trait anxiety and attentional control are important factors related to depression symptoms. The study investigated how trait anxiety and attentional control predicted the trajectories of depression symptoms during the transition into early adolescence. The mediating effect of attentional control on the relationship of trait anxiety to the trajectories of depression symptoms was also examined. Children of 9 to 10 years were recruited at Time 1. Trait anxiety, attentional control, and depression symptoms were assessed at Time 1. Depression symptoms were measured at three follow-up assessments across 18 months. Latent class growth modeling revealed high (14.4%) and low (85.6%) trajectories of depression symptoms. Higher trait anxiety and lower attentional control predicted a higher likelihood of showing the trajectory of high depressive symptoms. Attentional control mediated the relationship of trait anxiety to the trajectory membership of depression symptoms. The findings had important implications for the association of trait anxiety with the trajectory membership of depression symptoms and highlighted the importance of attentional control in the development of depression symptoms for children with high trait anxiety.

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Trait anxiety predicting the developmental trajectories of depression symptoms in children: The mediating role of attentional control

Zhang

2024

Dev Psychopathol

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Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Its Availability for Use

Beck

2024

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc

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OBJECTIVE: A silent health crisis in the United States is the underdiagnosed and undertreated mental health of women related to childbirth. This discussion paper describes the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) with its scoring and interpretation along with its psychometric testing and translations. METHOD: In addition to the studies conducted by the instrument developers, databases were searched for studies where other researchers used the PDSS to assess postpartum depressive symptoms. Studies were included that measured the psychometrics of the scale and studies that reported the translation of the PDSS into other languages. RESULTS: Evidence is presented that the PDSS is a reliable and valid screening scale for use by psychiatric mental health nurses and other health care providers. The scale also has been translated into 14 languages, so it is available to screen non-English speaking mothers. CONCLUSION: Childbirth is one of the most powerful triggers of psychiatric illness in a woman’s life. Postpartum depression is a treatable mental health condition, but first, women need to be screened so they can be identified and referrals made. Screening for this devastating mood disorder in new mothers is an essential role of psychiatric mental health nurses and other clinicians so that treatment can be started as early as possible to avoid harmful consequences.

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Depressive Symptoms in Expecting Fathers: Is Paternal Perinatal Depression a Valid Concept? A Systematic Review of Evidence

Mazza

Kotzalidis

Avallone

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Background. Since the identification of Couvade syndrome in the late 1950s, little attention has been dedicated to the issue of depression in expecting fathers. Objective. To quantify the extent of depression in expecting fathers and find out if they match their pregnant partners’ depression. Methods. We conducted a PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov search using paternal depression and all its variants as terms. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 statement to include eligible studies. Results. We identified a grand total of 1443 articles, of which 204 were eligible. The total number of fathers/expecting fathers involved was 849,913. Longitudinal studies represented more than half of the included studies; more than three-quarters of the studies used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The average occurrence of paternal depression was around 5%, which confers the entity some clinical dignity. Depression tends to occur more in expecting women and new mothers than in expecting partners or new fathers, while the co-occurrence in the same couple is quite low. Limitations. The methodological heterogeneity of the included studies prevents us from meta-analyzing the obtained data. The validity of the instruments used is another issue. Conclusions. Paternal depression is distinct from maternal depression and occurs at lower rates (about half). The very existence of a paternal depression clinical entity is beyond any doubt. Future research should address methodological heterogeneity.

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Which role for trait-anxiety in paternal perinatal depression? Preliminary results on healthy subjects

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Trait anxiety predicting the developmental trajectories of depression symptoms in children: The mediating role of attentional control

Trait anxiety predicting the developmental trajectories of depression symptoms in children: The mediating role of attentional control

Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Its Availability for Use

Depressive Symptoms in Expecting Fathers: Is Paternal Perinatal Depression a Valid Concept? A Systematic Review of Evidence

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