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MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH & CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT Literature review of risk factors and interventions on Postpartum Depression DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2008 CHAPTER 1: RISK FACTORS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION Emma Robertson PhD Nalan Celasun PhD Donna E Stewart MD FRCPC University HEALTH Network Women s HEALTH Program 2003 Citation: This chapter should be cited as: Robertson, E., Celasun, N., and Stewart, (2003). Risk factors for postpartum depression. In Stewart, , Robertson, E., Dennis, , Grace, , & Wallington, T. (2003). Postpartum depression: Literature review of risk factors and interventions. Contact: For further information regarding this chapter, please contact: Emma Robertson PhD at or Donna E. Stewart MD FRCPC at Women s HEALTH Program Financial assistance by HEALTH Canada 10 CHAPTER 1: RISK FACTORS FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES 13 LIST OF FIGURES 14 Introduction 15 Postpartum Affective Illness 15 Postpartum Period & Increased Risk of Severe Psychiatric Illness 15 Clinical Classification of Postpartum Illnesses 16 Postpartum Affective Disorders 16 Postpartum Blues 16 Postpartum Depression 17 Puerperal or Postpartum Psychosis 17 Postpartum Depression: Clinical & Diagnostic Issues 18 Prevalence 18 Clinical Presentation 19 Diagnosis 19 Defining Temporal Criteria 20 Diagnostic Definitions 21 Assessment of Depress

Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression: Results from Quantitative Studies 25 ... presenting as early as the first 48 to 72 hours postpartum, and the majority of episodes developing within the first 2 weeks after delivery. The presenting symptoms are typically depressed or …

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