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. 2016 Feb;19(1):187-91.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-015-0524-1. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

Mental health care use in relation to depressive symptoms among pregnant women in the USA

Nancy Byatt  1 , Rui S Xiao  2 , Kate H Dinh  3 , Molly E Waring  4
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Mental health care use in relation to depressive symptoms among pregnant women in the USA

Nancy Byatt et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

We examined mental health care use in relation to depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) ≥ 10) among a nationally representative sample of pregnant women using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2012. Logistic regression models estimated crude and adjusted odds ratios for mental health care use in the past year in relation to depressive symptoms. While 8.2 % (95 % CI 4.6-11.8) of pregnant women were depressed, only 12 % (95 % CI 1.8-22.1) of these women reported mental health care use in the past year.

Keywords: Access; Depression; Mental health care; Pregnancy; Treatment.

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