The Relational and Cultural Dimensions of Postnatal Depression: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Xiuqi Liu

2025

Abstract

There are multiple theories about the causes of postpartum depression (PDD). Genetics, hormones, social environment, and other physical and psychological factors can change parents' condition. As a result, the global rate of postpartum depression in mothers went from single digits percent to over 50 percent. One of the main consequences of PDD is a high risk of suicide. However, there is only a vague idea of how postpartum depression manifests itself in different ways for both sexes. What causes these differences? What causes postpartum depression in partner and maternal, apart from biological factors? This review describes the development of Postnatal Depression in recent years, from being ignored to being gradually classified into maternal and paternal postpartum depression, and explains the relationship between them. The article also describes the factors that associated with PPD: marital satisfaction and cultural differences. For the last, the review describes the common problems in the current research on PPD: insufficient diversity of samples in Western studies and the limitations of the same treatment and intervention methods in different regions. The article's significance is to invoke other researchers to consider discrepancies in PDD caused by gender, and the differences in the effectiveness of interventions for PDD in different cultural contexts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Liu X. (2025). The Relational and Cultural Dimensions of Postnatal Depression: A Comprehensive Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM; ISBN 978-989-758-791-7, SciTePress, pages 34-38. DOI: 10.5220/0014053100004942

in Bibtex Style

@conference{apmm25,
author={Xiuqi Liu},
title={The Relational and Cultural Dimensions of Postnatal Depression: A Comprehensive Literature Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM},
year={2025},
pages={34-38},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014053100004942},
isbn={978-989-758-791-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM
TI - The Relational and Cultural Dimensions of Postnatal Depression: A Comprehensive Literature Review
SN - 978-989-758-791-7
AU - Liu X.
PY - 2025
SP - 34
EP - 38
DO - 10.5220/0014053100004942
PB - SciTePress