Depression in former school-age mothers and community comparison subjects.
This paper examines the lifetime prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder in a cohort of former school-age mothers and compares the prevalence and correlates to those found in women of the same age, ethnicity, and geographical location as the school-age mothers. The sociodemographic characteristics show some striking differences. The former young mothers were less likely to be on public assistance (19% vs 42%), but were more likely to be working (78% vs. 55%), to have completed high school or college and to meet the DSM-III criteria for depression (10.7% vs. 4.9%) than the sample of community women. The only factor related to depression in the former school-age mothers was a diagnosis of drug/alcohol abuse or dependence.
Horwitz
S M
SM
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA.
Bruce
M L
ML
Hoff
R A
RA
Harley
I
I
Jekel
J F
JF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003237:Connecticut; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors