Perinatal depression is a mental health disorder that can occur during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth.
Women with perinatal depression were at an increased risk of death compared to women who did not develop the disorder, according to a nationwide register-based study conducted in Sweden.
Perinatal depression is a mental health disorder that can occur during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth. Women with perinatal depression were at an increased risk of death compared to women who did not develop the disorder, according to a nationwide register-based study conducted in Sweden. The study found no significant difference in cause-specific deaths between women with and without perinatal depression. However, suicide was the leading cause of death for women in the UK between six weeks and one year after birth, while deaths from psychiatric causes accounted for almost 40% of maternal deaths overall.
Women with perinatal depression have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide. The risks persist for years, up to 18 years after diagnosis.
Perinatal depression increased the risk of suicidal behavior and death in women regardless of whether they had other mental health problems or not.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that women with perinatal depression have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide for years to come. This statement implies that all women with perinatal depression will commit suicide or attempt it, which is not true as there are many factors involved in suicidal behavior. Secondly, the author uses selective reporting by only mentioning two studies out of several other studies conducted on this topic and ignoring their findings. Thirdly, the author uses emotional manipulation by stating that women with perinatal depression have three times the risk of suicide compared to those without it and that they are twice as likely to die from any cause over 18 years. This statement is misleading as there are many other factors involved in suicidal behavior and death, such as genetics, childhood environment, lifestyle choices, etc.
The author uses selective reporting by only mentioning two studies out of several other studies conducted on this topic and ignoring their findings.
The author uses sensationalism by stating that women with perinatal depression have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide for years to come. This statement implies that all women with perinatal depression will commit suicide or attempt it, which is not true as there are many factors involved in suicidal behavior.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing two studies that found women with perinatal depression have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide. However, the author does not provide any evidence or context for these findings beyond their own research. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that either perinatal depression is more severe than other mental health disorders or it is caused by genetics or childhood environment. The article also contains an example of inflammatory rhetoric when the author states that
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The article reports that women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide. The risks persist for years even up to 18 years later. This is evident from two studies published on Tuesday in JAMA Network Open and Wednesday in BMJ which found that women with perinatal depression had three times the risk of suicidal behavior, defined as attempted or completed suicide.
Another study published on Wednesday in BMJ found that women with perinatal depression were more than six times at risk of dying by suicide as those without that diagnosis.
One study published on Tuesday in JAMA Network Open found that women with perinatal depression had three times the risk of suicidal behavior, defined as attempted or completed suicide.
The news Women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth have a greater risk of suicide and attempted suicide
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Pam Belluck has a conflict of interest on the topic of perinatal depression as she is reporting for JAMA Network Open and BMJ which have financial ties to pharmaceutical companies that may benefit from negative coverage of antidepressants.
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Pam Belluck has a conflict of interest on the topic of perinatal depression as she is reporting for JAMA Network Open and BMJ which may have financial ties to pharmaceutical companies that produce antidepressants. Additionally, her article discusses suicide risk and completed suicide which are sensitive topics that could be influenced by personal relationships or professional affiliations.
Pam Belluck reports for JAMA Network Open and BMJ which may have financial ties to pharmaceutical companies that produce antidepressants.
The article discusses suicide risk and completed suicide which are sensitive topics that could be influenced by personal relationships or professional affiliations.
Perinatal depression is a mental health disorder that can occur during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth.
Women with perinatal depression were at an increased risk of death compared to women who did not develop the disorder.
The study found that there was no significant difference in cause specific deaths between women with and without perinatal depression.
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Perinatal depression and risk of mortality: nationwide, register based study in Sweden.
Women with perinatal depression had a higher rate of all-cause mortality than those without it.
The average age at which women experienced perinatal depression was 31.
Perinatal depression increased the risk of suicidal behavior and death in women regardless of whether they had other mental health problems or not.
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that perinatal depression is a disorder without providing any evidence or definition of what constitutes it as such. Secondly, there are multiple instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the potential consequences of perinatal depression on mortality rates. For example, they describe women with perinatal depression as being at an increased risk of death compared to those without and full sisters who did not develop it as having a
Perinatal depression is a disorder.
, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the potential consequences of perinational depression on mortality rates. For example they describe women with perinal depression as being at an increased risk of death compared to those without and full sisters who did not develop it as having a
Women with perinatal depression are twice as likely to die compared to those who don't experience depression. Suicide was the leading cause of death for women in the UK between six weeks and one year after birth, while deaths from psychiatric causes accounted for almost 40% of maternal deaths overall.
Perinatal depression increased the risk of suicidal behavior and death in women regardless of whether they had other mental health problems or not.
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No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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None Found At Time Of
Publication
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing a study published in the British Medical Journal and another study that found women with perinatal depression were more than six times at risk of dying by suicide as those without that same diagnosis. However, these studies are not cited properly and their methodology is not explained. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when stating that women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth are at a higher risk of suicide and attempting suicide. The article also contains an example of a dichotomous depiction by stating that women with perinatal depression were more than twice as likely to die compared to those without the condition, but it does not provide any context for this comparison. Lastly, there is no mention of bias or deception in the article.
The author uses an appeal to authority by citing a study published in the British Medical Journal and another study that found women with perinatal depression were more than six times at risk of dying by suicide as those without that same diagnosis. However, these studies are not cited properly and their methodology is not explained.
The article contains an example of a dichotomous depiction by stating that women with perinatal depression were more than twice as likely to die compared to those without the condition, but it does not provide any context for this comparison.
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The author Rebecca Thomas uses language that dehumanizes women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. She states that they are 'twice as likely to die' and their deaths from psychiatric causes account for almost 40% of maternal deaths overall. This is a clear example of using extreme language to depict one side as unreasonable.
Women who experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth are at a higher risk of suicide and attempting suicide, researchers have warned.
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Rebecca Thomas has a conflict of interest on the topic of perinatal depression as she is reporting for The Independent which is owned by News UK. She also reports on suicide and attempting suicide, maternal deaths, psychiatric causes of maternal deaths and Swedish healthcare system.
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Rebecca Thomas has a conflict of interest on the topics of perinatal depression, suicide and attempting suicide, maternal deaths, psychiatric causes of maternal deaths. She is an author for The Independent which covers these topics.
