Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2024. Vol. 32, no. 2, 9–30
doi:10.17759/cpp.2024320201
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)
Psychological and Pharmacological Care for Postpartum Depression and Postpartum PTSD in Russia: Socio-Economic Factors
Abstract
Aim. This study examined socio-economic factors and their relationship to access to professional care (pharmaceutical and psychological), as well as the relationship between the presence/absence of psychological and pharmacological care and the severity of symptoms of postpartum depression (PD) and PTSD after childbirth. Materials and methods. The study involved 2,574 women aged 18–43 years (M=31,03, SD=4,29) who gave birth to one or more children during the 12 months preceding the survey. Depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale [11] in Yakupova's adaptation [35]. Postpartum PTSD was assessed using the City Birth Trauma Scale [8] in Yakupova's adaptation [2]. In addition, socio-demographic data were collected (education level, income level, family status, place of residence), information about previously diagnosed and current mental health problems, and the types of assistance received. Results and conclusions. The data obtained show that only a small percentage of women with severe symptoms of postpartum depression and postpartum PTSD seek psychological or pharmacological help (11% and 9.3%, respectively). Socio-economic factors such as higher education, higher economic status, residence in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as the presence of a spouse are associated with a rarer manifestation of PD and PTSD after childbirth and more frequent seeking psychological and pharmacological help. In Russia, there is an urgent issue of informing about postpartum mood disorders, their diagnosis, as well as the issue of access to professional help.
General Information
Keywords: postpartum depression, postpartum PTSD, psychological help, availability of psychological help, postpartum disorders, psychological education
Journal rubric: Empirical Researches
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2024320201
Funding. The research has been funded by the Russian Science Foundation, grant № 22-18-00-356.
Received: 22.08.2023
Accepted:
For citation: Kharchenko A.A., Yurieva V.S., Yakupova V.A., Suarez A.D. Psychological and Pharmacological Care for Postpartum Depression and Postpartum PTSD in Russia: Socio-Economic Factors. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2024. Vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 9–30. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2024320201. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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