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Post-partum depression in immigrant mothers: A review of the literature
Journal Title: MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA 
Author/s: Simona Di Folco, Giulio Cesare Zavattini 
Year:  2015 Issue: 2 Language: Italian 
Pages:  31 Pg. 55-85 FullText PDF:  137 KB
DOI:  10.3280/MAL2015-002004
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This review investigates post-partum depression (PPD) in immigrants and refugees and possible barriers which may influence their help seeking behavior. For the bibliographical research, Psych- Info and Medline online databases were used, considering the period between 2004 and identifying 51 articles. Findings suggested: 1) peculiarity of needs and risk factors for PPD among immigrants; 2) the specificity of underlined and not so much studied cultural factors; 3) paucity of studies concerning social support in help seeking behavior; and finally 4) need of future research about their perceptions, social support and barriers to help seeking in order to plan possible strategies and programs of intervention.
Keywords: Post-partum depression, refugees, immigrants, social support, not help seeking behavior

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