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Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 38(3): 190-196, July-Sept. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-792758

ABSTRACT

Objective: Perinatal depressive symptoms often co-occur with other inflammatory morbidities of pregnancy. The goals of our study were 1) to examine whether changes in inflammatory markers from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 weeks postpartum were associated with changes in depressive symptoms; 2) to examine whether third trimester inflammatory markers alone were predictive of postpartum depressive symptoms; and 3) to examine the relationship between inflammatory markers and depressive symptoms during the third trimester of pregnancy and at 12 weeks postpartum. Methods: Thirty-three healthy pregnant women were recruited from the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Canada. The impact of depressive symptoms on the levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and C-reactive protein (CRP) at the third trimester of pregnancy, at 12 weeks postpartum, and across time was assessed using linear and mixed-model regression. Results: Regression analysis revealed no significant association between depressive symptoms and any of the candidate biomarkers during pregnancy, at 12 weeks postpartum, or over time. Pregnancy depressive symptoms (p > 0.001), IL-6 (p = 0.025), and IL-10 (p = 0.006) were significant predictors of postpartum Edinburgh Perinatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score. Conclusions: Our study supports previous reports from the literature showing no relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms during late pregnancy, early postpartum, or across time. Our study is the first to observe an association between late pregnancy levels of IL-6 and IL-10 and postpartum depressive symptoms. Further studies with larger samples are required to confirm these findings.


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Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Adult , Pregnancy Trimester, Third/blood , C-Reactive Protein/analysis , Interleukin-6/blood , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood , Interleukin-10/blood , Depression, Postpartum/blood , Postpartum Period/blood , Pregnancy Trimester, Third/psychology , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Reference Values , Time Factors , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Biomarkers/blood , Body Mass Index , Linear Models , Surveys and Questionnaires , Longitudinal Studies , Age Factors , Gestational Age , Postpartum Period/psychology , Middle Aged
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Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 27(supl.2): s65-s72, Oct. 2005.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-417215

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Mulheres estão sujeitas a um maior risco para o desenvolvimento de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) do que os homens, o que acarreta prejuízos e custos significativos do ponto de vista psicossocial e de saúde pública. Estudos recentes mostram interações complexas entre o impacto de experiências traumáticas e o ciclo reprodutivo feminino. Por exemplo, mulheres com transtorno disfórico pré-menstrual (TDPM), que também relatam histórico de trauma ou abuso físico, estão mais sujeitas a apresentar uma resposta neuroendócrina diferenciada após exposição a um fator ou evento estressante, quando comparadas a mulheres com TDPM e sem história de abuso ou mulheres sem TDPM. Além disso, mulheres com histórico de trauma ou abuso podem apresentar recidiva de sintomas durante a gravidez. Por fim, aquelas que sofrem abortamento estão mais sujeitas ao desenvolvimento de sintomas do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático. Neste artigo, examinamos os dados existentes sobre diferenças de gênero e transtorno de estresse pós-traumático, com enfoque especial nos fatores psicológicos e fisiológicos mais relevantes para o surgimento de sintomas após exposição a eventos traumáticos relacionados ao ciclo reprodutivo feminino. Opções terapêuticas existentes são criticamente revistas, incluído terapias de aconselhamento e a técnica de debriefing psicológico.


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Humans , Male , Female , Pregnancy , Abortion, Spontaneous/psychology , Premenstrual Syndrome/complications , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Pituitary-Adrenal System , Counseling , Comorbidity , Sex Factors , Risk Factors , Psychotherapy/methods , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiopathology , Premenstrual Syndrome/psychology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/physiopathology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy
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