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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Women's Health

Background:

  • Postpartum intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences are significant mental health concerns.
  • Existing assessment tools may not fully capture these specific postpartum phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and validate the Maternal Disintegrative Responses Scale (MDRS).
  • To assess intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences in the postpartum period.

Main Methods:

  • A convenience sample of 455 mothers with infants up to 12 months old participated.
  • Participants completed the MDRS alongside validated scales for postnatal depression (EPDS), PTSD, OCD, and general dissociation.

Main Results:

  • The MDRS, an eight-item scale, demonstrated good psychometric properties with two dimensions: intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences.
  • Both dimensions correlated significantly with EPDS, PTSD, OCD, and general dissociation scores.
  • Primiparous women and mothers of younger infants (0-3 months) reported higher scores.

Conclusions:

  • The MDRS is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing postpartum intrusive thoughts and dissociative experiences.
  • The scale can enhance both theoretical understanding and practical assessment of these maternal mental health issues.