Postpartum Depression: What Happened to My Wife?
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 33
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Interests: clinical and health psychology; couple-related processes; grief process; individual and marital adjustment after the loss of a child; dyadic coping; post-traumatic growth; continuing bonds; impact of the pandemic on the grief processes; perinatal trauma, and parenting
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Interests: anxiety; parenting; neurodevelopment; third-wave CBT therapies; autism spectrum disorders; psychiatry
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Interests: clinical and health psychology; community psychology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a complex and often underestimated condition that impacts not only mothers but also their partners and intimate relationships. This Special Issue aims to explore the multidimensional consequences of PPD—on maternal mental health, on the partner's emotional well-being, and on the dynamics of the couple.
The title, “What Happened to My Wife?”, highlights the frequently overlooked perspective of partners while inviting broader reflections on how PPD reshapes identities, emotional connections, and family systems. Particular attention will be given to the impact on conjugal relationships and to the interplay between individual and relational suffering.
We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that examine the psychological, relational, and systemic aspects of postpartum depression—including clinical studies, qualitative research, and theoretical or conceptual papers. By encouraging diverse methodological and disciplinary approaches, this Special Issue seeks to foster a more comprehensive understanding of postpartum depression and to inform more inclusive and responsive practices in mental health care.
Dr. Sara Albuquerque
Dr. Ana Filipa Beato
Dr. Stephanie Alves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- postpartum depression
- clinical and health psychology
- perinatal trauma
- clinical and health psychology
- mental health and quality of life
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