The Risk Factors among Females Suffering From Post Partum Depression in India: A Comparative Review

Abstract

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a widespread and significant medical condition that has a negative impact on how we feel, think, and behave. Depression produces unhappiness and/or a loss of interest in previously appreciated activities. It can cause a slew of mental and physical issues, as well as a reduction in our capacity to operate at work and at home. In any given year, depression affects about one in every 15 persons (6.7 percent). One in every six people (16.6%) will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. One of the categories of people who suffer majorly apart from the youth is women, be it in adolescent, adult age or middle age. In this paper, we indulge in a comparative study to identify some of the risk factors of depression that are common among the women after delivering a baby by performing a literature review through the databases of PubMed and Google Scholar for the time period 2010-2020 with respect to the Indian subcontinent