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Prevalence and related factors of common mental disorders during pregnancy in Japan

A cross-sectional study

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ID19536616
AuthorsKentaro Usuda (0000-0002-6666-8535, Towada City Hospital), Daisuke Nishi (0000-0001-9349-3294, Towada City Hospital, corresponding author), Miyuki Makino (0000-0003-4251-3747, Towada City Hospital), Hisateru Tachimori (0000-0001-6401-2885, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Yutaka Matsuoka (0000-0002-8690-8129, Prevention Group), Yo Sano (Towada City Hospital), Takako Konishi (0009-0004-9550-0557, Musashino University), Tadashi Takeshima (0000-0001-5200-9793, Kawasaki Hospital)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue1
Pages17-17
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBioPsychoSocial Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-0759 • E-ISSN: 1751-0759
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s13030-016-0069-1
PMID27213012
OpenAlexW2399962852
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders (CMD) during pregnancy can have a clearly harmful influence on both mothers and children. Some studies have reported related factors for mental disorders, such as region-specific background. This study examined the prevalence of CMD and its related factors in mid-pregnancy in Japan. METHODS: Pregnant women between 12 and 24 weeks gestation and aged ≥20 years were consecutively recruited at a maternity hospital in Japan between May 2014 and September 2014. CMD were diagnosed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), self-rated depressive symptoms were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and interpersonal traumatic experience was measured using the Life Events Checklist. RESULTS: Among 297 eligible pregnant women, 177 participated in the study. Two participants (1.1 %) met the criteria for major depressive disorder. The most frequent diagnosis was agoraphobia (n = 7; 3.9 %). Eleven participants (6.2 %) met the criteria for one or more diagnoses, with 2 participants having two mental disorders and 3 having three mental disorders. Six participants developed CMD after gestation. Logistic regression analysis revealed history of psychiatric disorder, past interpersonal traumatic experience, and feeling pressure to have a child were associated with CMD. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate a lower prevalence of CMD in mid-pregnancy in Japan than reported in most other countries. Besides the related factors reported previously, feeling pressure to have a child might increase risk for CMD among pregnant women in Japan. Asian cultural background might be related to the lower CMD prevalence and risk factors identified in this study

Anxiety · Cross-sectional study · Depressive symptoms · Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale · Feeling · Mental health · Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Tryptophan and brain disorders

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