Open AccessPostpartum Depression in Women: A Risk Factor Analysis
Author(s) -
Farheen Zaidi,
Aruigam,
Ruby Anjum,
Rashmi Agarwalla
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25480.10479
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , odds ratio , loneliness , depression (economics) , logistic regression , postpartum depression , pregnancy , demography , birth order , obstetrics , psychiatry , population , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a known entity affecting not only the women but the whole family. It affects women more harshly and chronically due to their increased stress sensitivity, maladaptive coping strategies and multiple social roles in the community.