Evaluation of Relation between Psychiatric Capital and Prevalence of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Different health Centers of Birjand

Introduction: Postpartum depression and anxiety is an important and disabling disorder that, if not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, could worsen and develop into a chronic condition. Different factors play a role in this disorder, including psychiatric capitals. This study plans to investigate the relation between psychiatric capitals and prevalence of postpartum depression and anxiety in females referring to different medical centers of Birjand. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. Women who had a history of delivery 6 to 8 weeks prior to the study were enrolled. Of all available medical centers, 5 were chosen using randomized-clustered method and 162 patients where picked. These patients were asked to fill Edinburgh’s postnatal depression scale (EPDS), Zung’s selfrating anxiety scale (SAS) and Lathan’s psychological capital questionnaires. Data were gathered and analyzed using SPSS version 18 and Pearson correlation coefficient tests. Results: Mean age of participants was 32.25±4.44. There was a significant reverse correlation between psychiatric capitals and depression and anxiety of postpartum (p-value 0.05). Conclusions: This study shows that psychiatric capital and its elements could predict psychological well-being accurately and reliably. With this in mind, medical centers supporting pregnant women should hold different related workshops aiming to improve psychiatric capital of their clients.