María de la Fe Rodríguez

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at National University of Distance Education

Motherhood and the arrival of a baby is a wonderful time for many women and families. A baby is a reason for hope, life finds a way. However, many women have their children in terrible conditions due to the wars in the countries where they live, which in many cases forces them to become refugees with newborn babies. Unfortunately, the year 2024 was...

Background The Russian military’s carnal crimes render certain Ukrainian areas uninhabitable. As a result, a significant portion of the population is experiencing stress-related issues caused by hostilities and forced displacement. This research aimed to examine the self-assessed mental health of pregnant women and new mothers (PNM) who faced reloc...

Background Wars, in addition to causing death and destruction, have a negative impact on mental health, especially on perinatal women. The literature has identified psychological trauma as one of the most prevalent mental health issues associated with wars, but few studies have summarized how to assess, prevent, or treat this problem in perinatal w...

TREASURE is an European Union COST Action aiming to study maternal perinatal stress and adverse outcomes in the offspring while also maximising infants´ development

Background There is no validated Ukrainian instrument for assessing childbirth-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CB-PTSD) according to DSM-5 criteria. Objectives Evaluate the psychometric properties of the Ukrainian version of the City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS) and examine its factor structure. Method In a cross-sectional study, 320 wome...

Introducción: El tabaquismo es un problema de salud pública. Existe una asociación entre el tabaquismo y el desarrollo de depresión perinatal. Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de la depresión prenatal y analizar los factores de riesgo que predicen el desarrollo de depresión prenatal en un grupo representativo de mujeres españolas gestantes fumador...

Background: The use of online questionnaires to assess common mental disorders such as perinatal anxiety has spread due to the proliferation of Internet-based psychological interventions and research. This study analyses the validity and reliability of the online version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in a sample of pregnant and post...

Background: The Russian military’s carnal crimes render certain Ukrainian areas uninhabitable. As a result, a significant portion of the population is experiencing stress-related issues caused by hostilities and forced displacement. This research aimed to examine the self-assessed mental health of pregnant women and new mothers (PNM) who faced relo...

El libro que ahora es objeto de recensión, Manual de psicología de la conducta suicida, es un brillante estudio, muy necesario para el desarrollo de la psicología en esta área, fruto de la colaboración de numerosos autores, coordinados por los profesores Susana Al-Halabí y Eduardo Fonseca. El suicidio es la principal causa de mortalidad en la pobla...

Background Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most frequent congenital infection worldwide causing important sequelae. However, no vaccine or antiviral treatments are currently available, thus interventions are restricted to behavioral measures. The aim of this systematic review was to assess evidence from available intervention studies using hygi...

Background: Even though in many countries suicide is the leading cause of maternal deaths during the postpartum period, the prevalence of thoughts of self-harm (SHTs), an important risk factor for suicide attempts, is still not well documented. Aim: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of SHTs in a Polish cohort of postpartum women and identif...

Nulliparous (pregnant women who are giving birth for the first time) and multiparous (women who have multiple children) may have different concerns, which may be associated with risk of antenatal depression. This study aims to examine the role of social support and stressful life events as risk factors for antenatal depression in nulliparous and mu...

Background: : The use of online questionnaires to assess common mental disorders such as perinatal anxiety has spread due to the proliferation of Internet-based psychological interventions and research. This study analyses the validity and reliability of the online version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in a sample of pregnant and po...

Introduction. Russia's war on Ukraine commenced in 02.2014 with a failed full-scale invasion in 24.02.2022. Approx. 6000 civilians have been killed (including 383 children), and < 8000 - injured (United Nations, 2023). Min. 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced, 7 million are external refugees, and 2 million are illegally deported to...

Introduction Perinatal depression affects mothers, babies and society. Preventive interventions are needed, but face barriers to access. E-health interventions could be an effective and accessible option. To date, few studies have attempted to understand the use of mobile health (m-health) applications and why they are not more widely used. This st...

Background: Perinatal depression is a major public health problem, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 15% during the first postpartum year. Despite the high prevalence of postpartum depression, there is no consensus regarding assessment and treatment in the Spanish context. The General Council of Psychology of Spain convened a working gr...

Aims/Background This research aimed to identify the sources of social support and its relationship with perinatal depression (PPD) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study with a sample of 3,356 women during perinatal period living in Spain. We used five items from the Spanish version of the...

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused an increase in perinatal depression. The aim of this research was to identify which sociodemographic variables are related to the increase in perinatal depression due to the pandemic. In addition to estimating to what extent they predict perinatal depression, differentiating the prenatal and...

Introducción: La maternidad es un momento en la vida de las mujeres en el que se necesita especialmente el apoyo del entorno social para mitigar las demandas que requieren el periodo de gestación y el posparto inmediato. Método: En este estudio multicéntrico, la muestra incluye 1524 mujeres embarazadas reclutadas del área obstétrica de dos hospital...

Background The aim of the Perinatal Mental Health for Refugee Women (PMH-RW) Project is to investigate the impact of the war on perinatal mental health: anxiety, post-traumatic stress, depression, and birth trauma symptoms. It will also evaluate the factors that serve as protective elements for the development of these potential diagnoses (such as...

Background: To date, dozens of systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) summarize the effectiveness of preventive interventions for perinatal depression. However, the results are inconclusive, making an urgent need to step up to higher levels of evidence synthesis. Aims: To summarize and compare the evidence from the SR&MA examining the...

El insomnio es un problema muy frecuente en niños y adolescentes y está relacionado con numerosos resultados negativos. La evidencia sobre las intervenciones psicológicas efectivas en el tratamiento del insomnio infantil ha ido en aumento, pero carece de una síntesis exhaustiva de los hallazgos. Por ello, realizamos una revisión sistemática de revi...

Background: Since February 24th, 2022, the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, more than 80,000 women were expected to give birth. Therefore, understanding the impact of war on the perinatal health of women is an important requisite to improve perinatal care. This narrative synthesis has two main purposes: on one hand, it aims to summ...

This study analyzed the influence of psychological and psychosocial factors of pregnant women at an obstetric level. The possible differences between Spaniards and immigrants were studied. This was a retrospective observational study. The sample has been divided into two study cohorts, one consisting of Spanish pregnant women and one consisting of...

Background: The prevalence of peripartum depression (PPD) has increased substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To reduce the probability of contagion, hospitals had to adapt their care protocols, including the care of women in the perinatal period. Method: A cross-sectional study was used in a total sample of 3,356 women, 1,402 in...

Objective: This study aims to systematically review all Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations for peripartum depression in European countries. Methods: A systematic review according to the PRISMA statement was conducted. CPGs focussing on peripartum depression or with at least one specific recommendation for peripartum depress...

Background Pregnancy is a period when women are particularly vulnerable to suicidal ideation and a great opportunity for suicide risk prevention. Aims This study aimed to establish a comprehensive understanding of suicidal ideation prevalence, risk factors, screening tools, consequences and management during pregnancy. Method A literature search...

Objective: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused an increase in perinatal depression. The aim of this research was to identify which sociodemographic variables are related to the increase in perinatal depression due to the pandemic. In addition to estimating to what extent they predict perinatal depression, differentiating the prenatal and post...

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused an increase in perinatal depression. The aim of this research was to identify which sociodemographic variables are related to the increase in perinatal depression due to the pandemic. In addition to estimating to what extent they predict perinatal depression, differentiating the prenatal and pos...

Aunque lleva en el título la referencia a la psicología, incluye también aspectos biológicos y médicos esenciales en ese amplio y crítico período de tiempo en torno al nacimiento de un ser.

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic is a unique stressor with potentially negative consequences for pregnant and postpartum women. We investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal depression and anxiety in Spain. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2020. A total of 3,356 adult pregnant and...

The prevalence and risk factors associated with prenatal depression among Spanish-speaking women in Spain and Mexico are examined and compared through a cross-cultural study. The study utilizes secondary data from 563 participants who received prenatal care in Madrid (N = 283) and in Mexico City (N = 280), assessed with the PHQ-9 and the PDPI-R. Sp...

Introduction: Although suicide is the main cause of maternal death during pregnancy in industrialized countries, there are few research regarding the prevalence and risk factors of suicidal ideation during pregnancy, especially in Spain. Method: In a multicenter study, the sample included 1,524 pregnant women recruited from an obstetrics setting...

Women with assisted reproduction techniques (ART) have a different psychological profile than women with a spontaneous pregnancy. These differences may put the former group at higher risk for depressive symptomatology. Our aim was to determine what sociodemographic factors and psychological variables interact with early depressive symptoms in pregn...

Depression is the most common psychological disorder during the perinatal period, and its negative effects extend to mothers, babies, their family and society. Scientific evidence points to the urgency of designing preventive interventions and concludes that the gestational period is the most appropriate time to implement these interventions. Howev...

El suicidio es la primera causa de muerte de las mujeres durante el periodo perinatal, que comprende desde el embarazo hasta un año después del parto. Hay apoyo empírico suficiente para afirmar que las mujeres embarazadas tienen mayor ideación suicida que su correspondiente grupo de comparación en la población general. A pesar de estos datos, este...

Background: Perinatal depression is a high prevalent mental health problem with serious consequences. Evidence about effective psychological interventions in treating perinatal depression has been increasing, but it lacks a comprehensive synthesis of findings. Methods: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses concerning the effec...

Antecedentes: los tratamientos psicológicos han mostrado su eficacia, efectividad y eficiencia para el abordaje de los trastornos mentales; no obstante, considerando el conocimiento científico generado en los últimos años, no se dispone de trabajos de actualización en español sobre cuáles son los tratamientos psicológicos con respaldo empírico. El...

Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Adults: A Selective Review. Background: Psychological treatments have shown their effi cacy, effectiveness, and effi ciency in dealing with mental disorders. However, considering the scientifi c knowledge generated in recent years, in the Spanish context, there are no updating studies about empirically su...

Es muy importante el cuidado básico de la salud materna, los cuidados maternos deberían contemplar todos los aspectos, entre los que deberían incluir el bienestar psicológico para fomentar su salud y la de su descendencia. Los objetivos del capítulo son definir los principales problemas de salud mental que se producen en el embarazo y después del p...

Tratamientos psicológicos para los trastornos mentales o del comportamiento asociados con el embarazo, el parto o el puerperio.

Background Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new pandemic, declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization, which could have negative consequences for pregnant and postpartum women. The scarce evidence published to date suggests that perinatal mental health has deteriorated since the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the few stu...

Background: Anxiety during pregnancy is one of the most common mental health problems and a significant risk factor for postpartum depression. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is one of the most widely used self-report measures of anxiety symptoms available in multiple languages. This study evaluates the psychometric properties and under...

Background: Perinatal anxiety and depression are common complications during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to examine the item characteristics, reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the four-item Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) and to determine the associations between scale scores and sociodemographic factors in a sam...

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La mayoría de los estudios sobre depresión posparto se centran en mujeres (O’Hara y McCabe, 2013). De este modo, se estima que entre el 9 y el 56% de las mujeres pueden desarrollar depresión posparto (Caparros-Gonzalez et al., 2018; Rodriguez-Muñoz et al., 2016), siendo un verdadero problema de salud pública (Caparros-Gonzalez et al., 2018). Por o...

Background : Peripartum depression [PPD] is a public health problem which has been widely studied. Nonetheless, study findings and clinical guidelines for PPD treatment differ among countries and the condition is still underdiagnosed and undertreated, suggesting the importance of a global understanding of PPD. The Riseup-PPD Cost Action aims to est...

Introduction: The aim was to examine the risk factors of anternatal depression among immigrant and native pregnant women in Spain. Method: A total of 1,524 pregnant women completed the Patient Health Questionnaire and the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory–Revised form. Results: The native group reported a lower prevalence (15.2%) compared...

Objective: This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural intervention to prevent perinatal depressive symptoms in pregnant women at high risk for perinatal depression in Spain. Background: Perinatal depression (PD) can negatively affect maternal and infant outcomes. Mamás y Bebés...

El embarazo es esa etapa trascendental donde se producen muchos cambios tanto físicos como mentales en la futura madre. Estos cambios pueden ser positivos o negativos y tener consecuencias para la salud mental de la madre. Estos cambios en el periodo fetal pueden contribuir a generar problemas en el desarrollo cognitivo, conductual y emocional del...

El manual Psicología perinatal: teoría y práctica es un acercamiento al mundo de la psicología perinatal realizado desde un punto de vista multidisciplinar. Se trata de un libro basado en la evidencia científica y en la experiencia de los profesionales, tanto nacionales como internacionales, que han participado en su elaboración. Consta de dos part...

Symptoms of anxiety are one of the most prevalent emotional responses in women during their reproductive phase and especially during pregnancy. Objective: Estimate the incidence and prevalence of anxiety throughout the three trimesters of pregnancy in addition to studying the possible risk factors associated with anxiety symptoms. Method: A sam...

Objective: To evaluate psychometric properties and the factor structure of the Spanish version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in pregnant women received care in an urban public hospital in Spain. Research design/setting: In a cross-sectional study, the reliability and factor structure were examined. Exploratory and confirmatory fact...

Objective: Prenatal depression is a major public health problem, therefore predicting and preventing it is a relevant objective for public health agendas. Consequently, it is important to have adequate screening tools to detect risk factors associated with prenatal depression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties relia...

Objectives: Prenatal depression is a significant public health problem and one of the main risk factors for postpartum depression. Limited research in perinatal depression has been conducted in Spain. The objectives of this study was to: (1) examine the feasibility of integrating a screening program for prenatal depression in an obstetrics setting...

Objective: Prenatal depression is a major public health problem that is barely treated. Based on existing literature, depression during this period is associated with negative consequences for the mother and the baby. Therefore it is important to make an adequate screening in this population. The aim of this study was to determine the discriminant...

Infertility affects the physical and psychological level of the persons. PAPI (Psychological Support Program in Infertility) is useful tool to apply in Human Assisted. A case study is presented describing the implementation and results of the Psychological Support Program in Infertility (PAPI) to a Muslim couple Spanish residents. The PAPI has been...

Infertility affects the physical and psychological level of the persons. PAPI (Psychological Support Program in Infertility) is useful tool to apply in Human Assisted. A case study is presented describing the implementation and results of the Psychological Support Program in Infertility (PAPI) to a Muslim couple Spanish residents. The PAPI has been...

Abstract: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a genetic disorder. This disorder affects 1 in every 3000 people. Research has shown a higher prevalence of ADHD among these children than among normal population. The aim of this study is focus on the analysis of symptoms of ADHD, from a dimensional perspective, and the analysis of this disorder accordi...

La fibromialgia es un síndrome que incluye síntomas como dolor generalizado musculoesquelético, problemas emocionales y cognitivos, así como dificultades de adaptación. El Cuestionario General de Salud (GHQ-28) ha sido ampliamente usado, aunque apenas existen datos sobre su utilización en pacientes de fibromialgia. Se han estudiado 301 pacientes de...

Acogimiento familiar. Manual Práctico es continuación de la obra Un hogar para cada niño. El manual suma la profesionalidad y metodología de la UNED con la experiencia de más de 40 de Aldeas Infantiles en el trabajo con la infancia desprotegida. Este manual tiene un caracter eminentemente práctico y trata de dar respuesta a las preguntas de las fam...

Pregnancy represents a unique period of time when women are at an increased risk of developing depression. Although the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) is one of the most widely used self-report measures of depression symptomology, its psychometric properties and underlying factor structures have not been determined for antenatal...

Un hogar para cada niño. Programa de formación y apoyo para familias acogedoras tiene por objeto ayudar a comprender la importancia de cada uno de los protagonistas-niño o jóven, familia acogedora, familia biológica e instituciones- en el proceso del acogimiento. También se analizan los indicadores del buen funcionamiento del acogimiento.

The HADS is a questionnaire widely used to evaluate anxiety and depression, although its use in fibromyalgia patients has not yet been reported. The aim of this study is to know the usefulness of the HADS to evaluate the emotional aspects related to fibromyalgia patients. This paper studies a sample of 301 fibromyalgia patients. The scientific good...

IntroductionThe HADS is a questionnaire widely used to evaluate anxiety and depression, although its use in fibromyalgia patients has not yet been reported. The aim of this study is to know the usefulness of the HADS to evaluate the emotional aspects related to fibromyalgia patients.Methods This paper studies a sample of 301 fibromyalgia patients....

El libro trata de dotas a las personas que sufren mobbing de herramientas y estrategias para lograr un enfoque más positivo del problema.

El objetivo del presente trabajo es comprobar si un programa protocolizado de tratamiento cognitivo conductual, diseñado específicamente para ser aplicado en formato grupal a pacientes de fibromialgia, puede ayudar a mitigar los problemas emocionales y mejorar el afrontamiento de la enfermedad. En el estudio participaron un total de 34 pacientes di...

En diferentes estudios se ha reconocido que la NF-1 está asociada a déficits neurocognitivos tanto verbales como no verbales, dificultades en el aprendizaje, retraso en la adquisición del lenguaje y déficit de atención. Sin embrago la experiencia clínica en el trabajo con estos niños nos hace sospechar que pudiera no ser así. El presente estudio tr...

The purpose of this study is to verify whether a cognitive behavioral treatment protocol, designed specifically for use in a group of fibromyalgia patients, may help to alleviate emotional problems and improve the coping of the disease. The study involved a total of 34 patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, all belonging to the Fibromyalgia Associat...

El objetivo fue evaluar de forma descriptiva la relación entre las expectativas de autoeficacia, malestar emocional y estrategias de afrontamiento en pacientes con fibromialgia, considerando los componentes físicos y psicosociales de la experiencia de dolor, y sobre todo la necesidad de clarificar la relación entre ellos para mejorar la adaptación...

The objective was to evaluate the relationship between of self-efficacy expectations, psychological distress and coping strategies among subjects with fibromyalgia, given the physical and psychosocial components of pain, and specially the need to clarify the relationship between them in order to improve the adjustment to any chronic pain condition....

The objective was to evaluate the relationship between of self-efficacy expectations, psychological distress and coping strategies among subjects with fibromyalgia, given the physical and psychosocial components of pain, and specially the need to clarify the relationship between them in order to improve the adjustment to any chronic pain condition....

This study analyzes the relationship between role stress and burnout and the modulating role of the job involvement in the aforementioned relationship using a sample consisting on 779 professional soldiers of the Spanish Army. The results show that the conflict, the role ambiguity and the two dimensions of job involvement are significantly related...

Este estudio analiza la relación entre el estrés de rol y el burnout y el papel modulador de la implicación con el trabajo en una muestra de 779 soldados profesionales del ejército español. Los resultados encontrados muestran que el conflicto, la ambigüedad de rol y las dos dimensiones de la implicación con el trabajo se relacionan significativamen...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es estudiar la relación entre el afecto producido por el uso de la comparación social y el burnout. Para ello se ha contado con una muestra de 357 soldados profesionales de las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas. Se ha utilizado la versión española de la escala de “Identificación y Contraste” de van der Zee, Buunk, Sanderman...

Resumen En este estudio se presenta en detalle el tratamiento de un caso de fobia al pis. El tratamiento incluye: exposicion a las sensaciones fisiologicas, exposicion a los pensamientos ansiogenos, reestructuracion cognitiva, intencion paradojica y reforzamiento contingente a los logros de la paciente. El tratamiento se ha realizado en siete sesio...

En este estudio se presenta en detalle el tratamiento de un caso de fobia al pis. El tratamiento incluye: exposición a las sensaciones fisiológicas, exposición a los pensamientos ansiógenos, reestructuración cognitiva, intención paradójica y reforzamiento contingente a los logros de la paciente. El tratamiento se ha realizado en siete sesiones. Los...