An Estimation of the Association of Postpartum Depression with Mizaj ( Temperament ) in Postnatal Women : A Cross - Sectional Study

Farheen Zaidi; Rubi Anjum

doi:10.12816/0026247

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An Estimation of the Association of Postpartum Depression with Mizaj ( Temperament ) in Postnatal Women : A Cross - Sectional Study

Authors:

Farheen Zaidi | Rubi Anjum

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2016 Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.10-13

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

86711

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0026247

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Abstract:

 Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health problem similar to the depression at other times. It is frequently seenin postnatal women of all cultures including the developed (10%–15%) and the developing countries (11%–48%). TheUnani and modern fiction mutually proposes the role of pregnancy and childbirth in the development of this psychiatricdisorder. Moreover, the former system also suggests the role of mizaj (temperament) in the development of this disarray.To study the association of PPD with the mizaj (temperament) of postnatal women at their 6 weeks of delivery in a tertiaryhospital of New Delhi.A total of 231 postnatal women were interviewed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at their 6 weeksof delivery. The mizaj (temperament) of each participant was measured with the assistance of Ajnas-e-Ashra.
Twenty-eight out of 231 postnatal women scored ≥10 on the EPDS. PPD was seen in women of all 4 temperaments, buton comparing the 2 groups (depressed and nondepressed) on the basis of mizaj of women, no statistically significantassociation was seen (P value > 0.05). Therefore, the result suggested no significant association of PPD with thetemperament of postnatal women.PPD is the common mental disarray that can be seen in women of all temperaments. Thus, screening of PPD should betaken into account among all women as the routine practice so that the hazards of PPD can be prevented.

Article Details

An Estimation of the Association of Postpartum Depression with Mizaj ( Temperament ) in Postnatal Women : A Cross - Sectional Study

Authors:

Farheen Zaidi | Rubi Anjum

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2016 Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.10-13

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

86711

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0026247

Descriptors:

DEPRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY)

PARTURITION INTERVAL

PREGNANT WOMEN

PUERPERIUM

PSYCHIATRY

Postnatal Women

Postpartum Depression

Temperament

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Farheen Zaidi | Rubi Anjum

Publisher: Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2016 Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.10-13

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 86711

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 10163360

DOI: 10.12816/0026247

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Farheen Zaidi | Rubi Anjum

Publisher:

Islamic World Academy of Sciences

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 2016 Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.10-13

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

86711

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10163360

DOI:

10.12816/0026247