产后抑郁症与生活事件及社会支持的关系

产后抑郁症最初由ｐａｔｔ(196 8)提出 ,是指产褥期发生的抑郁[1] 。虽然从ＤＳＭ—Ⅲ及ＩＣＤ— 9开始 ,产后抑郁已不再作为一个独立疾病诊断单元 ,但由于产后抑郁症起病于女性的“特殊时期”及预后良好等特点 ,多年来备受人们的关注。有调查表明[2 ] ,产后抑郁症的患病率达 16 .7% ,产后抑郁症的病因复杂 ,其发生与生活事件及社会支持有关。国内报道较少 ,作者对此进行初步的比较分析 ,现报告如下。1　对象与方法1 1　对象产后抑郁症组 :30例为 1996年 2月至 1999年 3月在我院门诊及住院病人 ,为产后 6周内发病 ,均符合ＣＣＭＤ -Ⅱ -Ｒ抑…

Relationship betweenPostpartum Depression, Life Events and Social Support

Objective:To examine relationship of postpartum depression with life events and social support. Methods: Thirty patients with postpartum depression and 32 normal controls were rated by a life events scale and a social support scale. Results: The number of negative life events were found to be higher in patients with postpartum depression as compared to normal controls. Social support of patients with postpartum depression was also found to be lower than their normal counterparts. Conclusion: Negative life events and deficient social support were significantly related to postpartum depression.