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It can manifest as postpartum blues, postnatal depression or a more severe form as postpartum psychosis. Mostly, postpartum mental health disorders remain undiagnosed and untreated and there is paucity of data on the true prevalence of these disorders in the community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study has been conducted as a community-based cross-sectional study on postpartum and post-abortion women in the sub-Himalayan hilly area of India. The main objective of the study was to know the prevalence of perinatal mental health disorders and it\u2019s risk factors in the community through structured questionnaires and interviews during the postpartum period. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) and Bebbington and Nayani questionnaire were used to screen for depression and postpartum psychosis, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 526 eligible participants were screened, and the overall prevalence of perinatal mental health disorders in our study was 31% (163\/525), with 16% (85\/525) having postpartum blues and 15% (78\/525) having postpartum depression. Among the obstetric factors, having a preterm delivery was found to be associated with increased chances of postpartum depression. (14% vs 8%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.250). None of the sociodemographic factors studied showed a significant association with postpartum depression.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study elaborates on the prevalence of perinatal mental illness in our community and various risk factors affecting the chances of women having these problems. Delivery of a preterm baby was found to be associated with increased chances of postpartum depression.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Key message:<\/jats:bold>\n                      Perinatal mental health is an important aspect of maternal and child health. Most perinatal mental problems remain undiagnosed and untreated, thus posing a serious hazard to maternal and neonatal health.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_2078_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,23]],"date-time":"2025-09-23T15:04:28Z","timestamp":1758639868000},"page":"3497-3504","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum psychiatric illness in Sub-Himalaya hilly region: A community-based cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Harpreet","family":"Kaur","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jitesh","family":"Jitesh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anupama","family":"Dhiman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jyoti","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rishab","family":"Dhiman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1232","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0000000000005200","article-title":"Screening and diagnosis of mental health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum:ACOG clinical practice guideline no. 4","volume":"141","year":"2023","journal-title":"Obstet Gynecol"},{"issue":"(Suppl 2)","key":"R2-20250924","first-page":"S216","article-title":"Postpartum psychiatric disorders:Early diagnosis and management","volume":"57","author":"Rai","year":"2015","journal-title":"Indian J Psychiatry"},{"key":"R3-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"706","DOI":"10.2471\/BLT.17.192237","article-title":"Postpartum depression in India:A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"95","author":"Upadhyay","year":"2017","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ"},{"key":"R5-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.infbeh.2009.10.005","article-title":"Postpartum depression effects on early interactions, parenting, and safety practices:A review","volume":"33","author":"Field","year":"2010","journal-title":"Infant Behav Dev"},{"key":"R6-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"608","DOI":"10.2471\/BLT.11.088187","article-title":"Maternal depression and early childhood growth in developing countries:Systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"89","author":"Surkan","year":"2011","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ"},{"key":"R7-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1242","DOI":"10.4088\/JCP.v65n0914","article-title":"Treatment of postpartum depression, part 1:A critical review of biological interventions","volume":"65","author":"Dennis","year":"2004","journal-title":"J Clin Psychiatry"},{"key":"R8-20250924","first-page":"297","article-title":"Evaluation of mental health and depression during pregnancy:Position paper","volume":"34","author":"Hendrick","year":"1998","journal-title":"Psychopharmacol Bull"},{"key":"R9-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"139G","DOI":"10.2471\/BLT.11.091850","article-title":"Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries:A systematic review","volume":"90","author":"Fisher","year":"2012","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ"},{"key":"R10-20250924","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"575","DOI":"10.15585\/mmwr.mm6919a2","article-title":"Vital signs:Postpartum depressive symptoms and provider discussions about perinatal depression - 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