Coping and Suicidal Ideations in Women with Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Clinical Medicine Insights-Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI:10.4137/CMRH.S3801

S. Doucet, N. Letourneau

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Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between coping mechanisms and suicidal ideations among women who experience symptoms of postpartum depression. Design This exploratory descriptive study used secondary data from a study of women who experienced symptoms of postpartum depression. Participants Convenience and purposive sampling were used to obtain the community sample of 40 women who experienced symptoms of postpartum depression. Methods Binary logistic regression was employed to explore emotion-focused coping, avoidance-focused coping, problem-focused coping, and religious coping as predictors of suicidal ideations. Results Approximately 27% of the sample reported suicidal ideations within the past seven days. The results showed that lower levels of emotion-focused coping and higher levels of avoidance-focused and religious coping predicted suicidal ideations in participants. Problem-focused coping did not predict suicidal ideations. Conclusion Overall, our findings provide support for the importance of coping mechanisms as predictors of suicidal ideations among women who experience symptoms of postpartum depression. The results illustrate the need for health professionals to conduct routine assessments on coping strategies and thoughts of suicide when caring for postpartum women, as well as the need to integrate coping approaches in the prevention and treatment of suicidal ideations.

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产后抑郁症患者的应对与自杀意念

目的探讨产后抑郁症患者应对机制与自杀意念的关系。设计:本探索性描述性研究采用了一项对经历过产后抑郁症状的妇女的研究的辅助数据。采用方便抽样和目的抽样的方法，对40名有产后抑郁症状的妇女进行社区抽样。方法采用二元logistic回归方法探讨情绪聚焦应对、回避聚焦应对、问题聚焦应对和宗教应对对自杀意念的影响。结果约27%的样本报告在过去7天内有自杀意念。结果表明，较低水平的情绪聚焦应对和较高水平的回避聚焦应对和宗教应对预测了参与者的自杀意念。以问题为中心的应对与自杀意念无关。结论:总的来说，我们的研究结果支持应对机制作为产后抑郁症妇女自杀意念预测因素的重要性。结果表明，在护理产后妇女时，卫生专业人员需要对应对策略和自杀想法进行常规评估，并需要将应对方法整合到自杀意念的预防和治疗中。

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Clinical Medicine Insights-Reproductive Health OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health is a peer reviewed; open access journal, which covers all aspects of Reproduction: Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Infertility, spanning both male and female issues, from the physical to the psychological and the social, including: sex, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, and related topics such as social and emotional impacts. It welcomes original research and review articles from across the health sciences. Clinical subjects include fertility and sterility, infertility and assisted reproduction, IVF, fertility preservation despite gonadotoxic chemo- and/or radiotherapy, pregnancy problems, PPD, infections and disease, surgery, diagnosis, menopause, HRT, pelvic floor problems, reproductive cancers and environmental impacts on reproduction, although this list is by no means exhaustive Subjects covered include, but are not limited to: • fertility and sterility, • infertility and ART, • ART/IVF, • fertility preservation despite gonadotoxic chemo- and/or radiotherapy, • pregnancy problems, • Postpartum depression • Infections and disease, • Gyn/Ob surgery, • diagnosis, • Contraception • Premenstrual tension • Gynecologic Oncology • reproductive cancers • environmental impacts on reproduction, • Obstetrics/Gynaecology • Women''s Health • menopause, • HRT, • pelvic floor problems, • Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology • PID