Point prevalence of psychiatric disorders during the second trimester of pregnancy: a population-based study.
OBJECTIVE
This study was undertaken to determine the point prevalence of psychiatric disorders during the second trimester of pregnancy in a population-based sample of pregnant women.


METHODS
Participants were 1795 consecutive pregnant women attending routine ultrasound screening at two obstetric clinics in Northern Sweden during 1 year. The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) was used for evaluating.


RESULTS
Overall, 1734 (96.6%) of the women filled in the PRIME-MD patient questionnaire. Psychiatric disorders were present in 14.1% of the women. Major depression was prevalent in 3.3% of patients and minor depression in 6.9% of patients. Anxiety disorders were encountered in 6.6% of patients. Women with psychiatric disorders displayed significantly more somatic symptoms and more pronounced fear of childbirth. Among diagnosed patients, only 5.5% had some form of treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in this unselected population of pregnant women was high and the majority of the women were found to be undiagnosed and untreated.
Andersson
Liselott
L
Department of Clinical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Liselott.Anderson@nll.se
Sundström-Poromaa
Inger
I
Bixo
Marie
M
Wulff
Marianne
M
Bondestam
Karin
K
åStröm
Monica
M
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal