학술논문
Missed antenatal depression among high risk women: a secondary analysis.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*DEPRESSION in women
*PRENATAL diagnosis
*POSTPARTUM depression
*MENTAL depression
*WOMEN'S mental health
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Language
ISSN
1434-1816
Abstract
Psychiatrically high-risk women were recruited for a postpartum depression prevention trial. Participants were screened at entry (20–26 weeks gestation) by a psychiatrist prior to receiving randomized treatment. Of the 31 patients who did not complete the study, 10 (33%) were dropped because of diagnosed depression. Only two women developed major depression in the postpartum period. Our data suggests, among high-risk women, obstetric care providers may be overlooking up to one fifth of women with current major depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]