[Depression and pregnancy].
One hundred fifty females admitted consecutively during the months of May and April 1987 during the "Lebanon Wars" to the delivery suite at Saint-Georges Hospital, Beirut, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire (DIS). This study was one of the pilot studies of our later initiated studies on depression in Lebanon. The study was conducted in two phases: [symbol: see text] the first on the second post-delivery day (1987) [symbol: see text] the second one year later. The prevalence of major depression in these females was found to be: 31.3% lifetime, 10% during pregnancy and 10.9% during one year follow-up. Lifetime depression increased with the number of children in the household. Depression during pregnancy was found to be inversely related to economic and educational levels.
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Département de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie, Hôpital Saint-Georges, Beyrouth, Liban.
Karam
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Melhem
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D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors