Effect of dysfunctional attitudes and postpartum state on vulnerability to depressed mood

BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication of childbearing with a 13% prevalence. Vulnerability to depressed mood has an important role in the onset of major depressive episodes (MDE), but has not been investigated in postpartum. The aim is to assess whether day-5 postpartum blues and severity of dysfunctional attitudes predicts vulnerability to depressed mood. METHODS: About 45 healthy women were recruited: group 1 …