Dimensional Assessment of the Mother Baby Organization Project : the Many Facets of Psychological Difficulties among Expectant Women / Toshinori Kitamura, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kitamura, Toshinori, editor.

Series:

Pregnancy and infants.

Pregnancy and Infants

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

"In the past, pregnancy was viewed, although with some somatic complaints, as a period of peaceful and joyful mind. Reality, however, is not so. Pregnant women may suffer from a variety of psychological difficulties. The Dimensional Assessment of Mother Baby Organisation Project carried out a net survey of more than 500 expectant women, (together with net interviews) to perform symptomatological and nosological studies. After describing details of antenatal depression, suicidality, maternal-foetal bonding disorder, tokophobia (fear of childbirth), nausea and vomiting (emesis) and psychosocial dysfunction, the authors performed a cluster analysis of these symptoms,. and proposed that there is a group of pregnant women who have severalmany of different types of psychological conditions. They called it antenatal psychological syndrome (APS). In addition, we identified lack of interest as the core symptom of antenatal depression. Within APS, however, there may be a possible flow of causality: from tokophobia through maternal-foetal bonding and antenatal depression (together with emesis) to suicidality and psychosocial disability. The effects of unintended pregnancy on maternal-foetal bonding are mediated by unhappiness when realising own pregnancy. Perinatal health professionals should be aware of such a group of pregnant women with a spectrum of psychological difficulties and therefore need professional intervention. This study was funded by the T. and F. Kitamura Foundation for Studies and Skill Advancement in Mental Health"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Chapter 1

The Dimensional Assessment of Mother Baby Organisation (DAMBO) Project: Concepts and Measurements

Introduction

WAVE 1

WAVE 2

Discussion

Ethical Considerations

Consent to publication

Conflict of Interest

Funding

References

Chapter 2

Antenatal Depression: Symptomatic Factor Structure, Boundaries, and Core Symptoms

Factor Structure of Antenatal Depression

Category of Antenatal Depression

Core Symptoms of Antenatal Depression

Chapter 3

Suicidality in Pregnancy

How to Measure Suicidality in Pregnancy

Causal Links between the Three Items

Identifying a Group of Pregnant Women at High Risk of Suicidality

Chapter 4

Maternal-Foetal Bonding Disorder: Factor Structure and Correlates

Factor Structure of Maternal-Bonding Disorder Items

Basic Emotions

Self-Conscious Emotions

Combined Model for Foetal Bonding Disorder

Four Subscales of Foetal Bonding Disorder

Construct Validity

Conclusion

Chapter 5

Development of a New Tokophobia Scale

Chapter 6

Psychosocial Dysfunction during Pregnancy: Development of the Pregnancy Disability Scale

Development of a Pregnancy Specific Dysfunction Scale

Chapter 7

Intended Pregnancy or Happy Pregnancy? Psychological Correlates of Women's Reactions towards Pregnancy

Pregnancy: Unwanted vs. Unhappy

Dambo Interview Study

Clusters of Pregnant Women

Mediation of the Effects of Unintendedness on Psychological Variables by Unhappiness

Clinical Implication

Chapter 8.

Factor Structures and Clusters of Psychological Symptoms during Pregnancy: Proposal of Antenatal Psychological Syndrome

Why Is Psychological Assessment Important in the Antenatal Care? Aim of the Present Chapter

Factor Structure of Antenatal Psychological Symptoms

Item Parceling

Factor Structure of the Antenatal Psychological Symptoms

Unidimensionality vs. Multidimensionality

Cluster Analysis and Identification of Women Who Need Psychological Support

Taxometric Analysis for APSs

Conclusion and Clinical Implication

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Kitamura, Toshinori Dimensional Assessment of the Mother Baby Organization Project: the Many Facets of Psychological Difficulties among Expectant Women

ISBN:

9798891139473