ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2012
Depression and treatment among U.S. pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, 2005-2009.
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- Prevalence rates of anxiety, depressive, and eating pathology symptoms between the pre- and peri-COVID-19 eras: A meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in pregnant Latina and Black women in the United States: A systematic review.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2020Pooled it
- Offspring outcomes after prenatal interventions for common mental disorders: a meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and prolactin in peripartum women with major depression.Archives of women's mental health · 2018Pooled it
- The global prevalence of postpartum psychosis: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- Factors associated with help-seeking behaviour among individuals with major depression: A systematic review.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antenatal Depression in the United States: A Systematic Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Pooled it
- The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants: a systematic-narrative review of reviews.Globalization and health · 2016Pooled it
- Disparities in Screening and Treatment Patterns for Depression and Anxiety During Pregnancy: An Integrative Review.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPooled it
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- Public Health Nurse-delivered Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Postpartum Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2022Trial
- Cognitive behavioral stress management effects on prenatal anxiety among low-income women.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2022Trial
- An experimental test of the fetal programming hypothesis: Can we reduce child ontogenetic vulnerability to psychopathology by decreasing maternal depression?Development and psychopathology · 2018Trial
- Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depression during pregnancy in a low-income population: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of affective disorders · 2017Trial
- A pragmatic randomized clinical trial of behavioral activation for depressed pregnant women.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Trial
- Role of Mediators in Reducing Antepartum Depressive Symptoms in Rural Low-Income Women Receiving a Culturally Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Intervention.Issues in mental health nursing · 2016Trial
- Integrating mental health into obstetric practice: a review of collaborative care models for perinatal anxiety.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2026Review
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- China's universal two-child policy and depressive symptoms among women at childbearing age: a difference-in-difference analysis based on the China Family Panel Study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Article
- Exposure to parental depression in childhood and memory trajectories in mid- and later life.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is often undiagnosed and untreated. It is not clear if differences exist in the diagnosis and treatment of depression among pregnant and nonpregnant women. We sought to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed depression, treatment by modality, and treatment barriers by pregnancy status among U.S. reproductive-aged women.
methodsWe identified 375 pregnant and 8,657 nonpregnant women 18-44 years of age who met criteria for past-year major depressive episode (MDE) from 2005-2009 nationally representative data. Chi-square statistics and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were calculated.
resultsMDE in pregnant women (65.9%) went undiagnosed more often than in nonpregnant women (58.6%) (aPR 1.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-1.3). Half of depressed pregnant (49.6%) and nonpregnant (53.7%) women received treatment (aPR 1.0, 95% CI 0.90-1.1), with prescription medication the most common form for both pregnant (39.6%) and nonpregnant (47.4%) women. Treatment barriers did not differ by pregnancy status and were cost (54.8%), opposition to treatment (41.7%), and stigma (26.3%).
conclusionsPregnant women with MDE were no more likely than nonpregnant women to be diagnosed with or treated for their depression.
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