Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): According to the findings of recent research, postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death.
According to the findings of recent research, postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but they
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to a new study.
Researchers examined how relationships and partner behavior are linked to depression and heart rate variability (HRV) in women between the third trimester of pregnancy and one year postpartum.
“The quality of relationship with one’s spouse considerably affects one’s mental health as well as biological health and physiology,” says coauthor Lisa Christian, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral health at Ohio State University.
“We were interested in learning more about the effects of relationship quality on health during the postpartum period, due to substantial changes occurring physically, mentally and in social and interpersonal lives at this time.”
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, they are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to new research from Rice University, Ohio State University and the University of California, Irvine.