Relationship of psychiatric illness to childbearing status: a hospital-based epidemiologic study

Katherine L. Wisner*, Kathleen Peindl, Barbara H. Hanusa

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Abstract

Women who presented to a University psychiatric hospital were categorized into those with childbearing-related onset illness (CBROI, n = 168) and compared to those with non-childbearing-related onset illness (NCBROI, n = 1004). Women with CBROI were an average of five years younger. The two groups did not differ in membership across five major psychiatric diagnostic categories. However, women with CBROI were given the specific diagnosis adjustment disorder with depressed mood more frequently. Anxiety disorders were also common in women with CBROI. Most women with CBROI had the onset of illness during the postpartum period compared to during pregnancy or after pregnancy loss.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)39-50
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Affective Disorders
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1993

Funding

This study was funded by the NIMH Clinical Research Center for Affective Disorders MH-30915 (Seed Grant #125 to Dr. Wisner), and by NIMH First Independent Research Support and Transition Award MH-44287 to Dr. Wisner.

Keywords

  • Postpartum depression
  • Postpartum psychosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychiatric epidemiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology

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