TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Identifying risk for onset of major depressive episodes in low-income Latinas during pregnancy and postpartum
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Le, Huynh-Nhu
A1  - Muñoz, Ricardo F.
A1  - Soto, Jose A.
A1  - Delucchi, Kevin L.
A1  - Ippen, Chandra Ghosh
SP  - 463
EP  - 482
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - This study aimed to identify subgroups of pregnant women at imminent (1 year) risk for major depressive episodes. Participants were 84 low-income, predominantly Mexican women using public sector obstetrics services who participated in monthly interviews during pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum. Participants were designated a priori as "more vulnerable" or "less vulnerable" to future perinatal depression based on evidence of mood regulation problems defined as (a) a self-reported history of major depressive episodes, (MDE) and/or (b) high current depressive symptom scores on a continuous depression scale. Two definitions of a major depressive episode based on meeting 2 or 3 DSM-IV MDE criteria, were used to measure the incidence of a new major depressive episode. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that more vulnerable groups (i.e., with the greatest mood regulation problems) had a higher incidence of major depressive episodes than less vulnerable groups. Implications for screening and developing preventive interventions for postpartum depression are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986304269165
ID  - ref1
ER  -