Health News

Even after leaving a violent or controlling relationship, the mental health of mothers may actually get worse before it gets better, a new study suggests. Researchers found that in the two years after the end of an abusive relationship, mothers showed poorer mental health, became more depressed and maintained high levels of anxiety…

Read more

Filed under: Women's Health
Tags: mental, Mothers, Women's Health

Related posts

• Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says (0)
  Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results... Read more [tags] [...]
  
  
• First-Time Mothers At A Greater Risk Of Psychosis In The Month Following Childbirth (0)
  A study of risk factors associated with psychotic illness after childbirth, published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine, shows that first-time mothers are at the greatest risk of developing psychosis in the month following the birth of their child - even if they have never been treated in hospital [...]
  
  
• Depressive Symptoms In Daughters Increased By Mothers’ Mental Games (0)
  A new study in the journal Family Relations examined the effects of a mother's psychological control on the risk for depression of African American adolescents. Researchers found that girls whose mothers played mental games with them like making them feel guilty or withdrawing expressions of love reported much higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower [...]
  
  
• Working Mothers Multitask More Than Fathers, And Don’t Like It (0)
  American mothers are multitasking for 48.3 hours each week, compared to 38.9 hours working fathers put in, researchers from Michigan State University reported in American Sociological Review. They add that women find multitasking a negative experience, compared to fathers who say that for them the experience is a positive one... Read more [tags] Women's Health [/tags]
  
  
• Working Mothers More Likely To Stay If Offered Flexible Schedules (0)
  Women who return to work after giving birth are more likely to stay on the job if they have greater control over their work schedules, according to a Baylor University study... Read more [tags] Women's Health [/tags]