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- Title
A DEPRESSÃO PERINATAL E O IMPACTO QUE AS INTERVENÇÕES NUTRICIONAIS PODEM TER SOBRE OS SINTOMAS DEPRESSIVOS.
- Authors
SENA ROCHA, KARINNE NANCY; VALERIANO BATISTA, EDUARDO EXPEDITO; ALVES DA SILVA, VITOR AUGUSTO; RIOS DIAS DE MEDEIROS, DANIELA VIRGÍNIA; PEREIRA SILVEIRA, EMANUELA PONTES; XAVIER PEREIRA, ROSIMAR GONÇALVES; MEDEIROS BRAGA, REGIANE HELENA; KALIL DE SOUZA, JOSÉ HELVÉCIO
- Abstract
Depression is the leading cause of mental disability worldwide, affecting about 121 million people a year, affecting more women, who are two to three times more at risk than men. Perinatal depression is a mental illness whose risk of women developing major depressive disorder (MDD) during pregnancy can reach 20%. Up to 20% of pregnant women show depressive symptoms, and prevalence decreases slightly from 12 to 16 percent postpartum. Postpartum depression varies between maternity psychosis and bluose. Women with prenatal depression are at higher risk for pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia, birth difficulties for mother and child, and postpartum depression. Women who had a major depression before pregnancy are more likely to develop postpartum depression than women who had no symptoms of depression before pregnancy, suggesting that these pathways are likely to contribute to perinatal depression. Nutritional interventions play a key role in depressive symptoms. Food is not only necessary as a metabolic fuel for the body, but also influences brain functions including mind and cognition. Food can increase both physical and emotional well-being and the availability of tryptophan, for example, may represent an element for mood and cognitive functioning due to its role as a precursor to the production of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5- HT) neurotransmitter. Nutritional interventions have the potential to serve as preventive measures and treatment measures for depression, as prophylactic use of nutritional measures may reduce the incidence of perinatal depression and nutritional measures may serve as a primary solution for mild depression and as an adjunctive measure in cases. severe depression. In addition, nutritional interventions can be a safe and cost-effective method to relieve depression during pregnancy. Nutrition is essential for the normal brain including proper functioning of neurotransmitters, which can be a key element in the connection between nutrition and depression. Nutritional status, particularly fatty acids, folate and vitamin B12, have been shown to affect depressive symptoms. Mood-interfering foods are generally summarized as foods that have the property of protecting brain tissue from insults due to oxidative stress and supporting the synthesis of serotonin, adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) neurotransmitters, which derive from the amino precursor tryptophan, phenylalanine and tyrosine acids.
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Surgery & Clinical Research, 2019, Vol 29, Issue 2, p93
- ISSN
2317-4404
- Publication type
Article