Familial risk of postpartum depression.

Marie-Louise H RasmussenGry J PoulsenJan WohlfahrtPoul VidebechMads Melbye

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2022)

Postpartum depression aggregates in families with no other psychiatric history, but the findings do not support a strong genetic trait as a major cause. Other possible mechanisms are shared environment and/or health-seeking behavior in close relationships.

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