Depression is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide and the most
common complication of the perinatal period. Women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are …

Objectives It is important to be able to detect symptoms of common mental disorders (CMDs)
in pregnant women. However, the expression of these disorders can differ across cultures …

Background Perinatal depression, characterized by the presence of depressive symptoms
during pregnancy and/or within the first 12 months postpartum, poses a significant global …

The availability and accessibility of Westernized mental health diagnostic processes and
evidence-based treatments are limited in developing countries, such as Ethiopia (Kakuma et …

Background Evidence from high-income countries demonstrates that co-morbid mental
disorders in people with epilepsy adversely affect clinical and social outcomes. However …

Background: Religious coping has a very important role in overcoming difficult problems in
the family. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religious …

Background The functional status of mothers after childbirth has implications for maternal,
child, and family health. There is a lack of adequate reliable and valid instruments in …

Researchers have noted that mental health providers reported male intimate partner
violence (IPV) population mental disorders are from sexual, physical, emotional, anxiety …

Pregnancy and postpartum are periods of high vulnerability to mental disorder. More than 1
in 10 women experience a mental disorder during pregnancy and 13% after delivery, most …

The introduction (chapter 2) is divided into three sections. Section One reviews the research
background to this PhD, encompassing Ethiopia, perinatal mental health conditions, intimate …