Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26510
Title: Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample
Contributor(s): Thorsteinsson, Einar B  (author)orcid ; Loi, Natasha M  (author)orcid ; Farr, Kathryn (author)
Publication Date: 2018-11-08
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5893Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26510
Open Access Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.7717%2Fpeerj.5893Open Access Link
Abstract: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental illness affecting women, and less commonly, men in the weeks and months after giving birth. Despite the high incidence of PPD in Australia, rates for help-seeking remain low, with stigma and discrimination frequently cited as the most common deterrents to seeking help from a professional source. The present study sought to investigate PPD stigma in a sample of parents and to examine the effects of an intervention on stigma and help-seeking behaviour. A total of 212 parents aged 18-71 years (M = 36.88, 194 females) completed measures of personal and perceived PPD stigma and attitudes towards seeking mental health services and were randomly assigned to one of four groups: an intervention group (video documentary or factsheet related to PPD) or a control group (video documentary or factsheet not related to PPD). Results showed that there were no effects for type of intervention on either personal or perceived PPD stigma scores. No effect was found for help-seeking propensity. Males had higher personal PPD stigma than females and older age was associated with lower personal PPD stigma. Familiarity with PPD was associated with perceived PPD stigma in others but not personal PPD stigma. More work needs to be conducted to develop interventions to reduce PPD stigma in the community.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: PeerJ, v.6, p. 1-15
Publisher: PeerJ, Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 2167-8359
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 520302 Clinical psychology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Psychology

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