Melania Severo, Annamaria Petito, Antonio Ventriglio, Salvatore Iuso, Giulio Ianzano, Alessia Marconcini, Elisa Giannaccari, Giuseppe Luigi Palma, Mario Altamura, Felice Sorrentino, Giuseppe Maruotti, Luigi Nappi, Antonella Caroli, Antonello Bellomo
Neuroticism is a personality trait associated with the risk of affective disorders and perinatal depression. We investigated the relationship between different levels of neuroticism, psychological characteristics, and depressive symptoms in a sample of pregnant women (N = 2631) who accessed the gynecology departments in the Puglia Region (Italy) from July 2020 to November 2022. Women were assessed for depressive symptoms and associated risk factors in their third trimester of pregnancy (T0) and after childbirth (T1), and followed-up at 6 months and 1 year after delivery if presenting signs of depression (T2-T3)...
April 9, 2024: Brain Sciences