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Postpartum depression without delivering a child?
Author(s) -
Manfredi G.,
Lazanio S.,
Kotzalidis G. D.,
Ruberto A.,
Girardi P.,
Tatarelli R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00560.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , biopsychosocial model , daughter , postpartum depression , psychiatry , history of depression , psychology , medicine , major depressive episode , depressive symptoms , pediatrics , pregnancy , anxiety , genetics , cognition , evolutionary biology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: Depression in people related to delivering women is documented in their mates, but only anecdotal in other family members. We describe a case of depression in a woman who had previously experienced postpartum depression after the birth of her nephew. Method: A clinical description of the case. Results: A 53‐year‐old woman, hysterectomized at age 47 years, was admitted for attempted suicide. She developed major depressive episode 1 month after her daughter had delivered a son. She had a past history of two postpartum depressive episodes clinically identical to the current episode. The episode resolved after 5 weeks. At 1‐year follow‐up, the patient is still asymptomatic. Conclusion: Psychological and cultural factors were at play in this case more than hormonal and biopsychosocial ones.