Anxiety and related disorders during the perinatal and postpartum periods

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dc.contributor.authorFairbrother, Nichole
dc.contributor.authorChallacombe, Fiona L.
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Sheryl M.
dc.contributor.authorO'Mahen, Heather A. 
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-07T17:31:19Z
dc.date.available2026-05-07T17:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractAnxiety and anxiety-related disorders are, as a group, the most common mental health conditions and are more common among women compared with among men. It is now evident that these disorders affect one in five pregnant and postpartum people and are more common than depression. For some disorders (e.g., obsessive–compulsive disorder), there is also evidence of an elevated risk for their development and exacerbation during perinatal periods. In this article, we review the literature pertaining to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders during the perinatal period. We also provide information related to pregnancy-specific anxiety and fear of childbirth constructs that exist outside of diagnostic classification but are particularly important in the perinatal context. We review the scope, prevalence, and etiology of these disorders as well as comorbidity, screening, assessment, and treatment. We conclude with an overview of some of the key gaps in knowledge and recommendations for future research.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.identifier.citationFairbrother, N., Challacombe, F. L., Green, S. M., & O’Mahen, H. A. (2025). Anxiety and related disorders during the perinatal period. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 21(1), 465–496. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-020126
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-020126
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23847
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAnnual Review of Clinical Psychology
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectanxiety disorders
dc.subjectperinatal mental health
dc.subjectperinatal anxiety
dc.subjectSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Aspiration Research Cluster
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleAnxiety and related disorders during the perinatal and postpartum periods
dc.typeArticle

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