OBJECTIVE: Previous studies reported that 48-51% of women in Western countries developed depressive disorder following a miscarriage. There is, however, little data among non-Western populations. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity following miscarriage among Chinese women in Hong Kong. METHODS: Subjects were interviewed immediately after a miscarriage to collect medical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic data. Six weeks following the miscarriage, 150 subjects were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) to establish psychiatric diagnoses. RESULTS: 18 subjects (12%) met the DSM-III-R criteria for major depression and 2 subjects (1.3%) were diagnosed anxiety disorder NOS six weeks after the miscarriage. CONCLUSIONS: Chinese women in Hong Kong have a lower rate of psychiatric morbidity after a miscarriage.
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies reported that 48-51% of women in Western countries developed depressive disorder following a miscarriage. There is, however, little data among non-Western populations. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity following miscarriage among Chinese women in Hong Kong. METHODS: Subjects were interviewed immediately after a miscarriage to collect medical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic data. Six weeks following the miscarriage, 150 subjects were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) to establish psychiatric diagnoses. RESULTS: 18 subjects (12%) met the DSM-III-R criteria for major depression and 2 subjects (1.3%) were diagnosed anxiety disorder NOS six weeks after the miscarriage. CONCLUSIONS: Chinese women in Hong Kong have a lower rate of psychiatric morbidity after a miscarriage.
Authors: Kristen M Swanson; Hsien-Tzu Chen; J Christopher Graham; Danuta M Wojnar; Anthippy Petras Journal: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Date: 2009-08 Impact factor: 2.681
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