Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory
Depression can occur due to common major life transitions, such as giving birth, menopause, retirement, empty-nest transition, and midlife crisis. Although some of these transitions are perceived as positive (e.g., giving birth), they may still lead to depression. We conducted a systematic literat...
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iium-763162019-12-17T08:50:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/ Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory Moustafa, Ahmed A. Crouse*, Jacob J. Herzallah, Mohammad M. Salama, Mohamed Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef Misiak, Błażej Frydecka, Dorota Al-Dosari, Nasser F. Megreya, Ahmed M. Mattock, Karen R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine Depression can occur due to common major life transitions, such as giving birth, menopause, retirement, empty-nest transition, and midlife crisis. Although some of these transitions are perceived as positive (e.g., giving birth), they may still lead to depression. We conducted a systematic literature review of the factors underlying the occurrence of depression following major life transition in some individuals. This review shows that major common life transitions can cause depression if they are sudden, major, and lead to loss (or change) of life roles (e.g., no longer doing motherly or fatherly chores after children leave family home). Accordingly, we provide a theoretical framework that explains depression caused by transitions in women. One of the most potential therapeutic methods of ameliorating depression associated with life transitions is either helping individuals accept their new roles (e.g., accepting new role as a mother to ameliorate postpartum depression symptoms) or providing them with novel life roles (e.g., volunteering after retirement or children leave family home) may help them overcome their illness. SAGE Publications Inc. 2019-08-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/1/76316_Depression%20Following%20Major%20Life%20Transitions%20in%20Women.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/2/76316_Depression%20Following%20Major%20Life%20Transitions%20in%20Women_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/13/76316_Depression%20Following_WOS%20in%20press.pdf Moustafa, Ahmed A. and Crouse*, Jacob J. and Herzallah, Mohammad M. and Salama, Mohamed and Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef and Misiak, Błażej and Frydecka, Dorota and Al-Dosari, Nasser F. and Megreya, Ahmed M. and Mattock, Karen (2019) Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory. Psychological Reports. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0033-2941 (In Press) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033294119872209?rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&journalCode=prxa 10.1177/0033294119872209 |
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R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine Moustafa, Ahmed A. Crouse*, Jacob J. Herzallah, Mohammad M. Salama, Mohamed Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef Misiak, Błażej Frydecka, Dorota Al-Dosari, Nasser F. Megreya, Ahmed M. Mattock, Karen Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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Depression can occur due to common major life transitions, such as giving birth, menopause, retirement, empty-nest transition, and midlife crisis. Although some of these
transitions are perceived as positive (e.g., giving birth), they may still lead to depression.
We conducted a systematic literature review of the factors underlying the occurrence of
depression following major life transition in some individuals. This review shows that
major common life transitions can cause depression if they are sudden, major, and lead
to loss (or change) of life roles (e.g., no longer doing motherly or fatherly chores after
children leave family home). Accordingly, we provide a theoretical framework that explains
depression caused by transitions in women. One of the most potential therapeutic
methods of ameliorating depression associated with life transitions is either helping individuals accept their new roles (e.g., accepting new role as a mother to ameliorate postpartum depression symptoms) or providing them with novel life roles (e.g., volunteering
after retirement or children leave family home) may help them overcome their illness. |
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Moustafa, Ahmed A. Crouse*, Jacob J. Herzallah, Mohammad M. Salama, Mohamed Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef Misiak, Błażej Frydecka, Dorota Al-Dosari, Nasser F. Megreya, Ahmed M. Mattock, Karen |
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Moustafa, Ahmed A. Crouse*, Jacob J. Herzallah, Mohammad M. Salama, Mohamed Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef Misiak, Błażej Frydecka, Dorota Al-Dosari, Nasser F. Megreya, Ahmed M. Mattock, Karen |
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Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory |
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SAGE Publications Inc. |
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