@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic experience, polytraumatization, and perinatal depression in a diverse sample of adolescent mothers",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2017",
author="Killian-Farrell, Candace and Rizo, Cynthia F. and Lombardi, Brianna M. and Meltzer-Brody, Samantha and Bledsoe, Sarah E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="886260517726410-886260517726410",
abstract="This study examines the prevalence of trauma subtypes, polytraumatization, and perinatal depression (PND) in a diverse sample of adolescent mothers to help inform PND prevention, screening, and treatment efforts. We conducted a secondary analysis of a sample ( N = 210) of adolescent mothers aged 14 to 20 years from a prospective longitudinal study of PND. Participants were recruited from a county-based, public health prenatal clinic, and data were collected in the prenatal and postpartum periods. In this sample, 81% of adolescent mothers reported at least one trauma experience and 75% reported lifetime experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). The most prevalent trauma types among adolescent mothers reporting PND were sexual trauma prior to age 13 (11.9%), loss of a caregiver or sibling (28.3%), emotional adversity (17.1%), and polytraumatization (43%). Trauma is alarmingly prevalent among adolescent mothers. <br><br>RESULTS suggest standards of care for adolescent mothers should include screening adolescent mothers for trauma history and provision of appropriate referrals for IPV. <br><br>FINDINGS support the need for trauma-informed treatment in perinatal public health clinics to decrease potential health risks to both mother and baby.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260517726410",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517726410"
}