General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 213-215, March 2010

Is pregnancy associated with mood and anxiety disorders? A cross-sectional study

  • Faruk Uguz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Meram, 42080 Konya, Turkey. Tel.: +90 332 223 6837.
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  • Kazim Gezginc, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey
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  • Fatih Kayhan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey
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  • Serap Sarı, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Derya Büyüköz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey

Received 9 September 2009; accepted 3 November 2009. published online 03 December 2009.

Abstract 

Objective

To compare current prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in pregnant and nonpregnant women.

Method

The study sample included 309 pregnant women and 107 control subjects. Mood and anxiety disorders were determined by structured clinical interviews.

Results

The rate of any mood or anxiety disorder was 19.4% in the pregnant women. Major depression (5.5%) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (5.2%) were the most common diagnoses in the pregnant women. There was no significant difference between pregnant and nonpregnant women with respect to the prevalence rate of mood and anxiety disorders.

Conclusion

The results suggest that pregnancy is not a risk factor for the development of mood and anxiety disorders.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Mood disorder, Anxiety disorder

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PII: S0163-8343(09)00230-8

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.002

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 213-215, March 2010

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