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SM Journal of Depression Research and Treatment

Feeling Around in the Dark

[ ISSN : 2573-3389 ]

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Received: 15-Apr-2015

Accepted: 30-Apr-2015

Published: 05-Jun-2015

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Jennifer L Barkin¹, Kristina C Hawkins², Tiffany Stanfill Thomas³, and David C Parish¹

¹Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, USA
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MCCG Anderson Care Clinic, USA
³Tanner Health System, West Georgia Healthcare for Women, USA

Corresponding Author:

Jennifer L Barkin, Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207, USA, Tel: (412) 726-3757; Email: barkinj@gmail.com

Abstract

Childbirth marks a critical time period in a woman’s life and is accompanied by a myriad of mental, physical, and social adjustments. Postpartum Depression (PPD) screening is by far the most established method of evaluating maternal wellness and the most current recommendation from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) states that depression screening may be beneficial, despite its detractors and evidence that it does not ultimately affect outcomes or facilitate treatment engagement.

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Barkin JL, Hawkins KC, Thomas TS and Parish DC. Feeling Around in the Dark. SM J Depress Res Treat. 2015; 1(1): 1003. https://dx.doi.org/10.36876/smjdrt.1003