Annotated Bibliography Postpartum Depression

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Annotated Bibliography: Postpartum Depression

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Specific Aim

The specific aim of this research proposal is to build upon the existent literature of

postpartum depression research and synthesize an approach towards postpartum depression

research. Hitherto, there is no guiding framework or paradigm of research when it comes to

postpartum depression. This explains why the research on postpartum depression is divergent

and not aligned towards a specific objective. Having a specific approach towards postpartum

depression research will ensure a better understanding of the condition and will for the first time

give an insightful look of possible prevention and treatment therapies.

Annotated Bibliography

Conrad, P., & Adams, C. (2012). The effects of clinical aromatherapy for anxiety and

depression in the high risk postpartum woman – A pilot study. Complementary

Therapies In Clinical Practice, 18(3), 164-168.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.05.002

Conrad and Adams (2012) assess the effectiveness of clinical aromatherapy in treating

postpartum depressed women. Conrad and Adam (2012) establish clinical aromatherapy

can be used as a complementary tool in treating postpartum depression

Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Tanner, L. (2012). Anxiety, Depression and Stress in Pregnancy:

Implications for Mothers, Children, Research, and Practice. Current Opinion In

Psychiatry, 25(2), 141-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/yco.0b013e3283503680

Psychiatric research on pregnancy has for a long time focused on diagnosable mental

conditions such as anxiety, depressive disorders and post traumatic stress disorder

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(PTSD). A distinguishable neglect can be observed towards postpartum depression yet

these disorder share similar factors. Dunkel-Schetter and Tanner analyze recent research

findings on depression, anxiety and stress among pregnant women and what these

findings mean for research and practice.

Gress-Smith, J., Luecken, L., Lemery-Chalfant, K., & Howe, R. (2011). Postpartum

Depression Prevalence and Impact on Infant Health, Weight, and Sleep in Low-

Income and Ethnic Minority Women and Infants. Maternal And Child Health

Journal, 16(4), 887-893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0812-y

Gress-Smith et al. (2011) deviate from the usual clinic approaches to studying postpartum

depression and employ a social science methodology in investigating the prevalence of

postpartum maternal depressive disorders in a low-income, Hispanic community. Gress-

Smith et al. (2011) establish a high prevalence within the community thus asserting social

factors such poverty have a high risk of exposing a mother to postpartum depression.

Korhonen, M., Luoma, I., Salmelin, R., & Tamminen, T. (2012). A longitudinal study of

maternal prenatal, postnatal and concurrent depressive symptoms and adolescent

well-being. Journal Of Affective Disorders, 136(3), 680-692.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.10.007

Korhonen et al. (2012) conduct a longitudinal study on the effects of postpartum

depression among adolescents and design framework to deal with the effects of

postpartum depression later into young adulthood.

Letourneau, N., Dennis, C., Benzies, K., Duffett-Leger, L., Stewart, M., & Tryphonopoulos,

P. et al. (2012). Postpartum Depression is a Family Affair: Addressing the Impact on

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Mothers, Fathers, and Children. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, 33(7), 445-457.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2012.673054

Letourneau et al. (2012) re-conceptualize postpartum depression as a condition that

affects the whole family and is not only isolated to fathers and mothers. Letourneau et al.

(2012) hope that this step will be crucial in the research, screening and management of

postpartum depression

Mollard, E. (2014). Exploring Paradigms in Postpartum Depression Research: The Need

for Feminist Pragmatism. Health Care For Women International, 36(4), 378-391.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.903951

Postpartum depression is an important aspect of women’s health globally. It is therefore

important to ensure that the research paradigm arrived at encompasses ideologies that

promote women’s health globally. Mollard (2014) suggests the need for a feminine touch

to postpartum depression research; the inclusion of a feminist pragmatist paradigm.

Patel, M., Bailey, R., Jabeen, S., Ali, S., Barker, N., & Osiezagha, K. (2012). Postpartum

Depression: A Review. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved,

23(2), 534-542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2012.0037

Patel et al. (2012) review postpartum depression, how it presents iteslef in marginalized

communities and later assess the socio-cultural factors that expose women from minority

communities to postpartum depression.

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Paulson, J., & Bazemore, S. (2010). Prenatal and Postpartum Depression in Fathers and Its

Association With Maternal Depression. JAMA, 303(19), 1961.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.605

Paulson and Bazemore (2010) set out to establish the correlation between pre and

postpartum depression in fathers and mothers. Paulson and Bazemore (2010) opine that

understanding the relationship between the two can prove essential in research and

management of the postpartum depression.

Yawn, B., Dietrich, A., Wollan, P., Bertram, S., Graham, D., & Huff, J. et al. (2012).

TRIPPD: A Practice-Based Network Effectiveness Study of Postpartum Depression

Screening and Management. The Annals Of Family Medicine, 10(4), 320-329.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1418

Yawn et al. research into the possibility and effectiveness of having a practice-based

research training program as a method of screening and managing postpartum depression.

Yawn, B., Olson, A., Bertram, S., Pace, W., Wollan, P., & Dietrich, A. (2012). Postpartum

Depression: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management Programs 2000 through 2010.

Retrieved 1 February 2018, from

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/drt/2012/363964/abs/

Yawn et al. (2012) assess the postpartum screening and management programs that have

been in place in the United States from 2000 to 2010. Yawn et al. (2012) assert the need

to identify successful programs that can be used to formulate policies, aid future research

and the identification of facilitators in successful and barriers in unsuccessful programs.

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