Citation

Yazici E, Uslu Yuvaci H, Yazici AB, Cevrioglu AS, Erol A. Gynecol. Endocrinol. 2018; 34(3): 265-269.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty , Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya University , Sakarya , Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/09513590.2017.1393509

PMID

29073788

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and postpartum periods are the main reproductive periods during which women experience mood disorders. Affective temperaments are known antecedents of mood disorders and their importance is increasing in time for early diagnosis and determining risky groups. But data about affective temperaments during perinatal period is limited.

METHODS: Women during pregnancy and perinatal period and healthy controls who are not in perinatal period are included in the study. 83 pregnant women in 1st trimester, 94 pregnant women in 2nd trimester and 115 pregnant women in 3rd trimester; 32 women in 1st month postpartum and 89 women in 2nd month postpartum; and 88 healthy non-pregnant women with similar ages were evaluated regarding their temperament evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A) scores.

RESULTS: Women in perinatal period had higher scores of hyperthymic temperaments than the control group. Women in the 2nd month of postpartum period had also higher anxious temperament scores. And women in the second trimester had the highest hyperthymic temperament scores.

CONCLUSION: Pregnancy and postpartum periods correlate with hyperthymic temperament characteristics in women without active psychiatric diagnosis. Future studies will help to understand if this is a mental quietness or increased risk for bipolarity.

Language: en

Keywords

Affective temperaments; TEMPS-A; perinatal; postpartum; pregnancy