Emotional Distress Following Childbirth: An Intervention to Buffer Depressive and PTSD Symptoms

Abstract: Childbirth for some women is a negative experience associated with depressive and post-traumatic symptoms. The preventive actions focusing on helping mothers to cope with negative emotions experienced after childbirth are strongly recommended. It is also recommended both to intervene early and on all women to avoid the risk that these symptoms can worsen in the months after childbirth. The intervention described in the current study is focalized on the elaboration of post-partum negative thoughts and emotion through a writing task, with the purpose to help new mothers to reflect, understand, evaluate and, thus, reformulate the stressful situation with new beliefs and emotions. 176 women aged from 19 to 43 years (M = 31.55, SD = 4.58) were assessed for depression and PTSD in the prenatal phase (T1). In about 96 hours after childbirth they were randomly assigned to either “Making Sense condition” (MS: in which they wrote about the thoughts and emotions connected with delivery and chi.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/779

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Emotional Distress Following Childbirth: An Intervention to Buffer Depressive and PTSD Symptoms ; volume:11 ; number:2 ; day:29 ; month:05 ; year:2015 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 11, Heft 2 (29.05.2015)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Paola Di Blasio ; Sarah Miragoli ; Elena Camisasca ; Angela Maria Di Vita ; Rosalia Pizzo ; Laura Pipitone

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v11i2.779
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417360680860479
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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