About this Research Topic
Suicide is a multifaceted phenomenon, with numerous contributing and facilitating factors and variables. Despite motherhood serving as a potential protective factor against suicidal tendencies, a notable prevalence of suicidality persists among pregnant and postpartum women, making suicide a leading cause of death among women with postpartum depression (PDD). Furthermore, numerous women experience emotional challenges during pregnancy, which often persist into the postpartum phase, thus making them also susceptible to depression and suicidality.
This Research Topic is dedicated to studies exploring various approaches to suicidal behavior, depression as well as of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)among pregnant and postpartum women.
The purpose of this Research Topic is to elucidate comprehensive analyses of extant knowledge and empirical data about models, theories, and specific dimensions and variables that may help us increase the understanding of suicidal phenomena among perinatal women (pregnant and postpartum). The specific goal is to identify characteristics that may be used to develop prevention and intervention methods among this at-risk population.
In light of this perspective, various types of studies are encouraged:
1. Exploring risk and protective factors contributing to depression, suicidal ideation, and behavior among perinatal women.
2. Psychological trajectories potentially facilitate suicidal behavior over time in pregnant women.
3. Examination of psychological theories and models related to suicidal behavior among women in the perinatal period
4. Exploring psychological, social, and psychiatric models of suicidal behavior in the cultural context or within special at-risk groups (minorities)
5. The investigation of the impact of diverse family structures on depression and suicidal behavior in perinatal women.
6. The effects of postpartum depression on a marital relationship, parenting over time, and the woman herself as well as among their spouses.
We believe that this Research Topic can contribute to understanding this behavior and subsequently aid in formulating specific tools, therapeutic protocols, and initiatives designed to mitigate the incidence of suicides among perinatal women.
This Research Topic is dedicated to studies exploring various approaches to suicidal behavior, depression as well as of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)among pregnant and postpartum women.
The purpose of this Research Topic is to elucidate comprehensive analyses of extant knowledge and empirical data about models, theories, and specific dimensions and variables that may help us increase the understanding of suicidal phenomena among perinatal women (pregnant and postpartum). The specific goal is to identify characteristics that may be used to develop prevention and intervention methods among this at-risk population.
In light of this perspective, various types of studies are encouraged:
1. Exploring risk and protective factors contributing to depression, suicidal ideation, and behavior among perinatal women.
2. Psychological trajectories potentially facilitate suicidal behavior over time in pregnant women.
3. Examination of psychological theories and models related to suicidal behavior among women in the perinatal period
4. Exploring psychological, social, and psychiatric models of suicidal behavior in the cultural context or within special at-risk groups (minorities)
5. The investigation of the impact of diverse family structures on depression and suicidal behavior in perinatal women.
6. The effects of postpartum depression on a marital relationship, parenting over time, and the woman herself as well as among their spouses.
We believe that this Research Topic can contribute to understanding this behavior and subsequently aid in formulating specific tools, therapeutic protocols, and initiatives designed to mitigate the incidence of suicides among perinatal women.
Keywords: postpartum, suicide, suicidal ideation, suicidal behavior, peripartum, perinatal
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