title: Racial differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined whether there were racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, diagnostic criteria in a community-based sample of pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were drawn from an ongoing registry of pregnant women receiving prenatal care at a university obstetric clinic from January 2004 through March 2010 (N =1997). Logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic, psychiatric, behavioral and clinical characteristics were used to examine racial/ethnic differences in antenatal depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 5.1% of the sample reported antenatal depression. Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders were at increased risk for antenatal depression compared to non-Hispanic White women. This increased risk of antenatal depression among Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders remained after adjustment for a variety of risk factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest the importance of race/ethnicity as a risk factor for antenatal depression. Prevention and treatment strategies geared toward the mental health needs of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander women are needed to reduce the racial/ethnic disparities in antenatal depression.
authors: School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. gavina@u.washington.edu
authors: Amelia R
authors: AR
authors: Gavin
authors: Jennifer L
authors: JL
authors: Melville
authors: Tessa
authors: T
authors: Rue
authors: Yuqing
authors: Y
authors: Guo
authors: Karen Tabb
authors: KT
authors: Dina
authors: Wayne J
authors: WJ
authors: Katon
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