Psychiatric disorders in pregnant and postpartum women in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Psychiatric disorders and substance use during pregnancy are associated with adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring. Information about the epidemiology of these conditions in this population is lacking.

Objective

To examine sociodemographic correlates, rates of DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders, substance use, and treatment seeking among past-year pregnant and postpartum women in the United States.

Design

National survey.

Setting

Face-to-face interviews conducted in the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

Participants

A total of 43 093 respondents were interviewed, of whom 14 549 were women 18 to 50 years old with known past-year pregnancy status.

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of 12-mon

SUBMITTER: Vesga-Lopez O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2669282 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature