Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures

The purpose of this review was to examine articles related to recent epidemiological evidence of the prevalence of maternal postnatal depression (PND) across different countries and cultures and to identify specific epidemiological studies that have been carried out exclusively in Malaysia on the...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai, Cheyne, Helen, Maxwell, Margaret
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	AIMS Press 2018
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention RG Gynecology and obstetrics RT82 Nursing As A Profession
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spelling	iium-650262019-01-24T07:45:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65026/ Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Cheyne, Helen Maxwell, Margaret RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention RG Gynecology and obstetrics RT82 Nursing As A Profession The purpose of this review was to examine articles related to recent epidemiological evidence of the prevalence of maternal postnatal depression (PND) across different countries and cultures and to identify specific epidemiological studies that have been carried out exclusively in Malaysia on the prevalence of maternal PND. The review was undertaken in two stages, an initial review and an updated review. At both stages systematic literature searches of online databases were performed to identify articles on the prevalence of maternal PND. A total of 124 articles concerning research conducted in more than 50 countries were included in the final analysis. There were wide variations in the screening instruments and diagnostic tools used although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was the most common instrument applied to identify PND. The prevalence of maternal PND ranged from 4.0% to 63.9%, with Japan and America recording the lowest and highest rates, respectively. Within continents, a wide variation in reported prevalence was also found. The reported rates of maternal PND in Malaysia were much higher than that previously documented with a range of 6.8–27.3%. This review indicated that the widely cited prevalence of maternal PND of 10–15% underestimates rates of PND worldwide. The reasons for this variability may not be fully explained by review methods. Future studies should evaluate the nature of women’s PND experiences across cultures to explain these wide variations. AIMS Press 2018-07-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65026/1/65026_Review%20of%20the%20prevalence%20of%20postnatal.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65026/7/65026%20Review%20of%20the%20prevalence%20of%20postnatal%20depression%20across%20cultures_wos.pdf Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai and Cheyne, Helen and Maxwell, Margaret (2018) Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures. AIMS Public Health, 5 (3). pp. 260-295. E-ISSN 2327-8994 http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2018.3.260/abstract.html 10.3934/publichealth.2018.3.260
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention RG Gynecology and obstetrics RT82 Nursing As A Profession Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Cheyne, Helen Maxwell, Margaret Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
description	The purpose of this review was to examine articles related to recent epidemiological evidence of the prevalence of maternal postnatal depression (PND) across different countries and cultures and to identify specific epidemiological studies that have been carried out exclusively in Malaysia on the prevalence of maternal PND. The review was undertaken in two stages, an initial review and an updated review. At both stages systematic literature searches of online databases were performed to identify articles on the prevalence of maternal PND. A total of 124 articles concerning research conducted in more than 50 countries were included in the final analysis. There were wide variations in the screening instruments and diagnostic tools used although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was the most common instrument applied to identify PND. The prevalence of maternal PND ranged from 4.0% to 63.9%, with Japan and America recording the lowest and highest rates, respectively. Within continents, a wide variation in reported prevalence was also found. The reported rates of maternal PND in Malaysia were much higher than that previously documented with a range of 6.8–27.3%. This review indicated that the widely cited prevalence of maternal PND of 10–15% underestimates rates of PND worldwide. The reasons for this variability may not be fully explained by review methods. Future studies should evaluate the nature of women’s PND experiences across cultures to explain these wide variations.
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author	Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Cheyne, Helen Maxwell, Margaret
author_facet	Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Cheyne, Helen Maxwell, Margaret
author_sort	Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
title	Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
title_short	Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
title_full	Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
title_fullStr	Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
title_full_unstemmed	Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
title_sort	review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures
publisher	AIMS Press
publishDate	2018
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Review of the prevalence of postnatal depression across cultures

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