Frequency of Depressive Disorders among Women after Miscarriage

To ascertain the frequency of depressive disorder in women after miscarriage.

Cross-sectional study.

The Outdoor Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Services Hospital, Lahore, from January to June 2017.

A total of 150 women from Outdoor Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Services Hospital, Lahore, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were registered. Clinical assessment and the diagnosis for depressive disorder was performed by psychiatrist by putting criteria given in International Classification of Disease: 10th Revision (ICD-10). ICD 10 criteria require at least 2 symptoms out of three core symptoms (depressed mood, loss of interest, and reduced energy) along with at least 2 other symptoms, to be diagnosed as depression (ICD 10 criteria is given in annexure 2 of our article as well). The whole data was analyzed on SPSS-10 and p-value was measured. Chi-square was the test of significance.

The 150 cases, 62% (n=93) were in age of 15-30 years while 38% (n=57) were in age of 31-40 years, with mean of 29.17 +5.94 years, frequency of depressive disorder among women after miscarriage was recorded in 15.33 (n=23). Stratification for frequency of depressive disorder among women after miscarriage with relation to family history shows that 10 out of 57 cases had family history, while 13 out of 93 cases had no family history of depression (p=0.55).

The frequency of depressive disorder was not very high among women after miscarriage; however, by taking appropriate interventions like guiding the family members, including friends, to provide emotional support to the women after miscarriage, it may further reduce.