PMID- 28525732 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180307 LR - 20221207 IS - 1497-0015 (Electronic) IS - 0706-7437 (Print) IS - 0706-7437 (Linking) VI - 62 IP - 5 DP - 2017 May TI - Predictors of Recovery from Depression and Anxiety in Women: A Longitudinal Study from Childbirth to 6 Years. PG - 318-326 LID - 10.1177/0706743716677725 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: This study prospectively examined maternal biopsychosocial predictors of recovery from comorbid depression and anxiety from 25 weeks' gestation to 6 years postbirth. Specifically, the study investigated the influence of 1) maternal factors and 2) the child's behaviours and physical health on the course of the mother's depressed mood and anxiety. METHODS: Eighty-six women diagnosed with antenatal depression/anxiety were recruited through the Reproductive Mental Health Program and family practices in Vancouver. Based on the trajectory and status of their symptom remission, participants were categorised into 3 groups: full recovery, partial recovery, and no recovery. The following measures were completed over 6 years: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) at baseline; Parental Stress Index (PSI) added at 6 months postpartum; Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at 3 years postbirth; and HAM-A, HAM-D, MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ-P), and PSI at 6 years postbirth. RESULTS: Factors that predicted full recovery from depression included the absence of maternal health concerns, low total parental stress, and few child behavioural issues, whereas low levels of spousal stress were a significant factor in achieving full recovery from anxiety. CONCLUSION: A variety of maternal and child-related factors govern full recovery or sustained remission of depression/anxiety in the postpartum up to 6 years postbirth. Early awareness of these predictors could lead to timely interventions, ensuring long-term maternal-child well-being. FAU - Shankar, Radhika AU - Shankar R AD - 1 Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. FAU - Badker, Rinette AU - Badker R AD - 1 Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. FAU - Brain, Ursula AU - Brain U AD - 2 Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia. FAU - Oberlander, Tim F AU - Oberlander TF AD - 2 Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia. FAU - Misri, Shaila AU - Misri S AD - 1 Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. LA - eng GR - MOP 54490/CIHR/Canada GR - 57837/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161115 PL - United States TA - Can J Psychiatry JT - Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie JID - 7904187 RN - 0 (Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Anxiety/epidemiology/*therapy MH - British Columbia/epidemiology MH - Child MH - Child Behavior/psychology MH - Child, Preschool MH - Comorbidity MH - Depression/epidemiology/*therapy MH - Family Relations/psychology MH - Female MH - *Health Status MH - Humans MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - *Outcome Assessment, Health Care MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications MH - Prognosis MH - Remission Induction MH - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/*therapeutic use MH - Stress, Psychological/epidemiology PMC - PMC5459226 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anxiety OT - longitudinal study OT - maternal-child factors OT - postpartum depression OT - predictors of recovery COIS- Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2017/05/20 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/08 06:00 PMCR- 2017/11/01 CRDT- 2017/05/20 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_0706743716677725 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0706743716677725 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Can J Psychiatry. 2017 May;62(5):318-326. doi: 10.1177/0706743716677725. Epub 2016 Nov 15.