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[Depression and pregnancy]
N El-Khoury1, E G Karam, N M Melhem
1Département de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie, Hôpital Saint-Georges, Beyrouth, Liban.
One hundred fifty females admitted consecutively during the months of May and April 1987 during the "Lebanon Wars" to the delivery suite at Saint-Georges Hospital, Beirut, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire (DIS). This study was one of the pilot studies of our later initiated studies on depression in Lebanon. The study was conducted in two phases: [symbol: see text] the first on the second post-delivery day (1987) [symbol: see text] the second one year later. The prevalence of major depression in these females was found to be: 31.3% lifetime, 10% during pregnancy and 10.9% during one year follow-up. Lifetime depression increased with the number of children in the household. Depression during pregnancy was found to be inversely related to economic and educational levels.
One hundred fifty females admitted consecutively during the months of May and April 1987 during the "Lebanon Wars" to the delivery suite at Saint-Georges Hospital, Beirut, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire (DIS). This study was one of the pilot studies of our later initiated studies on depression in Lebanon. The study was conducted in two phases: [symbol: see text] the first on the second post-delivery day (1987) [symbol: see text] the second one year later. The prevalence of major depression in these females was found to be: 31.3% lifetime, 10% during pregnancy and 10.9% during one year follow-up. Lifetime depression increased with the number of children in the household. Depression during pregnancy was found to be inversely related to economic and educational levels.