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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017

Stigma and Postpartum Depression Treatment Acceptability Among Black and White Women in the First Six-Months Postpartum.

Susan Bodnar-Deren, E K T Benn, Amy Balbierz, E A Howell

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Susan Bodnar-DerenDepartment of Sociology and Institute of Women's Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 827 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA. smbodnar@vcu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7040-5711
E K T BennDepartment of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1077, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Amy BalbierzDepartment of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1077, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
E A HowellDepartment of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1077, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.

Funding

RESEARCH COREP60MD000270 · NIMHD · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI HOROWITZ, CAROL R · 2002 to 2011
$15.1M
Preparation and Patient Education to Reduce Postpartum Depressive SymptomsR01MH077683 · NIMH · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI HOWELL, ELIZABETH A · 2009 to 2010
$1.7M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH077683
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Abstract

Objective To measure stigma associated with four types of postpartum depression therapies and to estimate the association between stigma and the acceptance of these therapies for black and white postpartum mothers. Methods Using data from two postpartum depression randomized trials, this study included 481 black and white women who gave birth in a large urban hospital and answered a series of questions at 6-months postpartum. Survey items included socio demographic and clinical factors, attitudes about postpartum depression therapies and stigma. The associations between race, stigma, and treatment acceptability were examined using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Results Black postpartum mothers were less likely than whites to accept prescription medication (64 vs. 81%, p = 0.0001) and mental health counseling (87 vs. 93%, p = 0.001) and more likely to accept spiritual counseling (70 vs. 52%, p = 0.0002). Women who endorsed stigma about receipt of postpartum depression therapies versus those who did not were less likely to accept prescription medication, mental health and spiritual counseling for postpartum depression. Overall black mothers were less likely to report stigma associated with postpartum depression therapies. In adjusted models, black women versus white women remained less likely to accept prescription medication for postpartum depression (OR = 0.42, 95% CI 0.24-0.72) and stigma did not explain this difference. Conclusions Although treatment stigma is associated with lower postpartum depression treatment acceptance, stigma does not explain the lower levels of postpartum depression treatment acceptance among black women. More research is needed to understand treatment barriers for postpartum depression, especially among black women.

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Social StigmaAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanCounselingDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansMental HealthMental Health ServicesMothersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePostpartum PeriodRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWhite PeopleMaternal mental healthPostpartum depressionPostpartum depression treatment acceptabilityRaceStigma

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