Background: Explanatory models (EMs) influence decision-making related to treatment and compliance. There is little knowledge about belief systems related to postpartum psychosis in different cultures.
Aims: To study EMs of illness among women with postpartum psychosis and their family members in India.
Method: A total of 123 women with postpartum psychosis and their caregivers were assessed to understand their beliefs regarding causes of postpartum psychosis using Short Explanatory Model Interview (SEMI). Local names were listed and emerging themes were analysed.
Results: Respondents often held more than one EM and only one-third held a biomedical EM. Other common models included stressors unique to childbirth, marital stress and supernatural causes. Local names reflected the underlying models.
Conclusion: Non-biomedical EMs are common in women with postpartum psychosis. Cultural and social factors unique to childbirth appear to influence these models. There is a need to enhance awareness and knowledge about this serious disorder in the community.
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