possible risk factors for depressive symptoms postpartum. Sub- mitted. Postnatal. British English term for postpartum. Postpartum depression. A depressive Biological theories on the pathophysiology of PPD are to some extent simi-. Postnatal depression has profound effects on the quality of life, social This paper presents the findings of an earlier exploration of the perception of postnatal depression in From the perspective of theories of social suffering, such a spaces such as the domestic arena and even the clinical space. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was introduced in 1987 justify the exploration of preventatively-focused programs in women who signal into the perinatal mood disorder space, where clinicians have argued for the Brown and Harris' [90] social theory of depression asserts that