Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression in mothers after preterm delivery and the associated psychological processes
Our findings support the transdiagnostic nature of psychological processes and suggest that anhedonia, brooding rumination, and worry may be relevant targets for psychological interventions to concurrently treat PTS, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Behavioral activation could be an effective intervention to target these dysfunctional processes and thus improve maternal symptoms.
Authors
- Sylvie Blairy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-2264)
- Béatrice Moudze
- Erero Njiengwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-8145)
- Gilles Cédric Ndjomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8225-6883)
- Odette Guifo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5284-7576)
Institutions
- University of Liège (BE)
- University of Douala (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07507-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Université de Liège