title: A primary care study of the correlates of depressive symptoms among Jordanian women.
abstract: A standardized Arabic version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II was administered to 493 randomly selected Arab women attending primary care out-patient centers in West Amman, Jordan. Women were asked about demographic data as well as questions from a negative life events questionnaire. The mean Beck score was 13.02 (+/- 8.13). Demographic factors and negative life events accounted for 17.1% of the variance in the total Beck score. Self-reported financial problems and health problems as well as marital separation were the strongest contributors. Family problems and work stress made smaller contributions to depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. hamadahamid@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hamada
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Nizam Saleh
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Abu-Hijleh
authors.forename: Samar Lutfi
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: Zayed Mohammad
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Raqab
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mas'ad
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000208:ethnology; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health