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. 2025 Dec 24;12:e80717. doi: 10.2196/80717

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion or
exclusion
Criteria Rationale
Inclusion
  • Aged 18 or older

  • Having the capacity to consent

  • Having used peer support forums within the past 2 years

  • Symptoms of postpartum psychosis (PP) experienced at any time

  • Able to give informed consent

  • Ensuring consent is ethically given

  • Forums are evolving quickly [45]; those who used forums longer ago may have had experiences less relevant to current experiences

  • Due to recognition that people with PP can need support for several years after onset, and recognizing that support has changed in recent years [11,12], and wanting to capture information from those who used the forums when support might not have been as available

Exclusion
  • None beyond self-reported experiences of PP symptoms

  • No formal mental health diagnosis required as PP is not recognized as a distinct diagnosis [17], and potentially issues of stigma [46] and lack of formal screening measures leading to PP going unrecognized [20]