Frequency of Depression and Risk Factors among Adolescent Mothers in Turkey within the First Year of the Postnatal Period

Topatan S., DEMİRCİ N.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY, vol.32, no.5, pp.514-519, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.03.009
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.514-519
  • Keywords: Postpartum depression, Adolescent mothers, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, PREVALENCE, SYMPTOMS, CARE
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Study Objective: Postpartum depression (PPD) emerges within the first 4 weeks of the postnatal period and might continue for as long as 1 year. The aims of this prospective study were to examine the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for PPD among adolescent mothers in Turkey.