SynthesisBMC psychiatry2023
Exploring Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: a comprehensive review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Modified electroconvulsive therapy for perinatal depression: scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: a comprehensive review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Technology-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for perinatal depression delivered by lived-experience peers: a cluster-randomized noninferiority trial.Nature medicine · 2025Trial
- Multiple mediation analysis of a task-shared psychosocial intervention for perinatal anxiety: Exploratory findings from a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Trial
- Profiles of Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Patients Carrying Fetuses with Congenital Anomalies.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Postpartum Depression in High-Risk Pregnancies: Findings from a Telepsychiatry-Based Longitudinal Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Persistent postpartum depressive symptoms and developmental impairment in Bangladeshi children: a cohort study.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Evaluating a hierarchical structural model of psychopathology symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum period.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2026Article
- Group Sparse Representation Enhances Brain Network Classification of Major Depressive Disorder in Two Chinese Cohorts.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Article
- Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression in Chinese advanced maternal age couples: A regression mixture model.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Biopsychosocial stressors and perinatal mental health: The mediating role of social support in a Pakistani cohort.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Perinatal anxiety and compromised bond: A qualitative study of cultural scripts, structural barriers and maternal emotional negotiations in Pakistan.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- An umbrella review of psychological capacity and mental health trajectories across the life course.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Application of Treatment Response Biomarkers from Major Depression to Perinatal Depression.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Reproductive Age Women in Khwisero, Western Kenya: A Longitudinal Community-based Study.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Point prevalence and incidence of depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms among women attending antenatal clinics, a longitudinal study among adolescent mothers in Mwanza Tanzania.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Identification and validation of postpartum depression subtypes: a population-based cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Trajectories of antenatal depression and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective cohort study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
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- Mental disorders in the Postpartum Period in Rio de Janeiro 2021-2023: Nascer no Brasil II Study.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
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Abstract
Perinatal depression (PND) is a significant contributor to maternal morbidity globally. Recognized as a major cause of poor infant development, epidemiological and interventional research on it has increased over the last decade. Recently, studies have pointed out that PND is a heterogeneous condition, with variability in its phenotypes, rather than a homogenous latent entity and a concrete diagnosis, as previously conceptualized in psychometric literature and diagnostic systems. Therefore, it is pertinent that researchers recognize this to progress in elucidating its aetiology and developing efficacious interventions.This systematic review is conducted in accordance with the Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE). It aims to provide an updated and comprehensive account of research on heterogeneity in phenotypes of PND and its implications in research, public health, and clinical practice. It provides a synthesis and quality assessment of studies reporting heterogeneity in PND using cutting-edge statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. After reporting the phenotypes of PND, based on heterogeneous trajectories and symptom profiles, it also elucidates the risk factors associated with severe forms of PND, followed by robust evidence for adverse child outcomes. Furthermore, recommendations are made to improve public health and clinical practice in screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PND.
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