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  • Title: The lived experience of postpartum depression in a psychiatric population.
    Author: Mason WA, Rice MJ, Records K.
    Journal: Perspect Psychiatr Care; 2005; 41(2):52-61. PubMed ID: 15924576.
    Abstract:
    PROBLEM: Studies have examined the quantitative causal factors of postpartum depression. However, the lived experience of postpartum depression has not been investigated. METHOD: Using a psychophenomenological design, the investigators examined reports from seven clients with a psychiatric diagnosis of postpartum depression and the role life experiences played in their labor, delivery, and postpartum periods. FINDINGS: Phenomenological analysis indicated that the psychological and physiological effects of abuse interact to create a cognitive frame of reference similar to the experience of abuse. CONCLUSION: The normal developmental event of childbearing contributes to the recall of abuse and sets the stage for postpartum depression.
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