Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Postpartum depression without delivering a child?

G Manfredi1, S Lazanio, G D Kotzalidis

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, La Sapienza University of Rome - Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, Rome, Italy. giovanni.manfredi@uniroma1.it

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
|August 13, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Glucose Hypometabolism Prompts RAN Translation and Exacerbates C9orf72-related ALS/FTD Phenotypes.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2023
Same author

Conspiracy mentality and health-related behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multiwave survey in Italy.

Public health·2022
Same author

Light-induced charge generation in polymeric nanoparticles restores vision in advanced-stage retinitis pigmentosa rats.

Nature communications·2022
Same author

Lasing from dot-in-rod nanocrystals in planar polymer microcavities.

RSC advances·2022
Same author

The European Rare Disease Network for HHT Frameworks for management of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia in general and speciality care.

European journal of medical genetics·2021
Same author

Cerebral cortical thickness and gyrification changes in first-episode psychoses and multi-episode schizophrenia.

Archives italiennes de biologie·2021
Same journal

Developmental Trauma as a Prognostic Factor for Later Psychotic Disorder in an Adolescent Clinical Cohort: A 20-Year Follow Up Study.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

The Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Associated Risk of Hospitalisation in Bipolar Disorder, From a Nationwide Cohort, 2009-2024.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Benzodiazepine Use and Mortality Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study on New Benzodiazepine Users With a 5-Year Follow-Up.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Leveraging Family Genetic Risk Scores to Understand the Etiology of Suicidal Behaviors and Their Associations With Psychiatric Disorders.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
Same journal

Does the Loss of Autobiographical Memories Contribute to the Therapeutic Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy?

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2026
See all related articles

This case study details a 53-year-old woman experiencing major depressive episodes, similar to her past postpartum depression, after her nephew's birth. Psychological and cultural factors were deemed more significant than biological ones.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Perinatal depression is well-documented in partners of childbearing individuals.
  • Depression in other family members is less understood and often anecdotal.
  • This case explores non-paternal, non-maternal perinatal-related depression.

Observation:

  • A 53-year-old woman, post-hysterectomy, presented with attempted suicide.
  • She developed a major depressive episode one month after her daughter gave birth.
  • The patient had a history of two prior, similar postpartum depressive episodes.

Findings:

  • The current depressive episode resolved within 5 weeks.
  • At one-year follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic.
  • The patient's history included two previous postpartum depressive episodes identical to the current one.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • This case highlights the potential for psychological and cultural factors to precipitate depressive episodes in family members.
  • It suggests that a history of postpartum depression may increase vulnerability to similar episodes in non-childbearing relatives.
  • Further research is needed to understand the complex interplay of factors contributing to familial depression.