A primary care study of the correlates of depressive symptoms among Jordanian women.
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.
Hamid
Hamada
H
Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. hamadahamid@hotmail.com
Abu-Hijleh
Nizam Saleh
NS
Sharif
Samar Lutfi
SL
Raqab
Zayed Mohammad
ZM
Mas'ad
Diana
D
Abbas
Adnan
A
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