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We examined strength and bridge centrality, community structure, and nodewise predictability, and compared networks using the network comparison test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933826101813_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depression and anxiety formed four reproducible communities (one GAD-7 worry\/arousal and three EPDS affective\/anhedonic, anxious\u2013cognitive distress, and depressed affect\/sleep\u2013suicidality modules) with identical partitions across phases. Global strength was similar, but postpartum networks showed higher edge density and more negative partial correlations, suggesting localized changes in which symptom pairs were directly linked\u2014and how strongly\u2014across phases. Across phases, Sadness, Crying, Uncontrollable worrying, and Trouble relaxing were most central and predictable. Worry-, arousal-, and sleep-related symptoms (e.g., hard to sleep) showed the strongest bridge centrality postpartum, and Self-harm was a prominent bridge during pregnancy; several edges shifted between phases, including stronger Enjoyment\u2013Self-harm and weaker Hard to sleep\u2013Self-harm postpartum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933826101813_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perinatal depression and anxiety organize into cohesive yet partially distinct symptom networks that remain globally stable but show localized shifts in direct symptom-to-symptom connections from pregnancy to postpartum. Central affective and arousal nodes, particularly sadness, pathological worry, and sleep disturbance, may be high-yield targets for phase-tailored screening and intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1192\/j.eurpsy.2026.10181","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]],"date-time":"2026-03-09T09:01:21Z","timestamp":1773046881000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Stable structure, shifting links: How depression\u2013anxiety symptom networks reconfigure from pregnancy to postpartum"],"prefix":"10.1192","volume":"69","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4807-7184","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alberto","family":"Stefana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00rs6vg23","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Ohio State University"},{"name":"National Institute of 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