The course of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Nigerian postpartum women
Archives of Women s Mental HealthPublished 16 June 2005
Abiodun O. Adewuya, Olusegun T. Afolabi
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Using the Zung’s self rating anxiety and depression scales in a repeated cross sectional study of postpartum women, it is found both anxiety and depressive symptoms more in first 8-weeks postpartums with a gradual decline in later post partum period.
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Postnatal depression is mostly studied within the first 12 weeks postpartum and postnatal anxiety neglected. Using the Zung's self rating anxiety and depression scales in a repeated cross sectional study of postpartum women we found both anxiety and depressive symptoms more in first 8-weeks postpartum with a gradual decline in later postpartum period. Anxiety is more common than depression in the first 4-weeks with reversal of the trend subsequently. Both symptoms may persist till late postpartum period.
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