Genes may drive socioeconomic risk of postpartum depression

摘要

Researchers find that genes may determine how stress and other factors influence a woman's risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD). Using data from a longitudinal study of mothers in seven cities across the United States, Colter Mitchell et al.(pp. 8189-8193) compared DNA from 1,206 mothers with self-reported mental health evaluations within the first year after giving birth.