Cultural factors influencing antenatal depression: A cross-sectional study in a cohort of Turkish and Spanish women at the beginning of the pregnancy

GONZÁLEZ-MESA E., KABUKCUOĞLU K., KÖRÜKCÜ Ö., BLASCO M., IBRAHİM N., KAVAS T.

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, vol.238, pp.256-260, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 238
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.06.003
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.256-260
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Depression is the most frequent mental disorder during pregnancy, and its prevalence is at least as high as that of postnatal depression. Differences between Western and Eastern countries may exist according to cultural and educational factors.