title: The relationship between mental disorders, quality of life, and pregnancy: findings from a nationally representative sample.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The present study examined health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the prevalence of mental disorders in pregnant and past-year pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data came from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Three groups of women (ages 18-44) were compared: currently pregnant (n=451), past-year pregnant (n=1061), and not pregnant (n=10,544). Past-year mood, anxiety and substance use disorders were assessed by the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV version. HRQOL was measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-12). All analyses included sociodemographics as covariates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that pregnant women were less likely than non-pregnant women to have depression and alcohol abuse or dependence; and less likely than past-year pregnant women to have depression and mania. Past-year pregnant women were less likely than non-pregnant women to have social phobia and alcohol dependence or abuse. Multiple linear regression analyses demonstrated that pregnant and non-pregnant women had higher mental component scores than past-year pregnant women. Physical component scores were lower in pregnant women than in non-pregnant and past-year pregnant groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This was a cross-sectional survey and the causality of relationships cannot be inferred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that pregnant women have a lower likelihood of mental disorder than both non-pregnant and past-year pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Murray W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Enns
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calhoun
authors.forename: Jitender
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sareen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult