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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Perinatal Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Postpartum depression (PPD) significantly impacts maternal well-being and infant development.
  • Understanding mothers' subjective experiences of PPD is crucial for effective intervention.
  • Illness perception models offer a framework for exploring these subjective experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine illness perceptions in mothers with PPD using the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R).
  • To explore the relationship between illness perceptions, depression severity, and maternal bonding.
  • To assess the psychometric properties of the IPQ-R in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal correlational design was employed.
  • 43 mothers screening positive for PPD in Northwest England participated.
  • Participants completed the IPQ-R, depression severity, and maternal bonding measures at two time points, 4 weeks apart.

Main Results:

  • Mothers endorsed IPQ-R subscales related to cyclical timeline, consequences, emotional representations, treatment, and personal control.
  • Illness perceptions and depression severity correlated significantly at the initial assessment.
  • Illness perceptions at Time 1 did not significantly predict depression severity at Time 2; however, identity and consequence perceptions correlated with bonding difficulties.

Conclusions:

  • The IPQ-R demonstrated reliability for measuring illness perceptions in mothers with PPD.
  • Maternal illness perceptions have clinical implications, suggesting interventions to improve understanding and control over symptoms.
  • Enhancing mothers' understanding of depression and intervention benefits may improve treatment engagement and reduce distress.