Patterns of depressive disorders across 13 years and their determinants among midlife women: SWAN mental health study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the course of depression in midlife women. This study aims to identify factors that distinguish risk factors for persistent or recurrent depression from those of a milder course across 13-years of follow-up.

Methods

297 Black and White premenopausal women aged 42-52 were enrolled at the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Pittsburgh site. Psychiatric interviews obtained information on lifetime psychiatric diagnoses at baseline and occurrences of depression annually. We identified four depression patterns: 91(31%) had Persistent/recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD), 27(9%) Single Episode MDD, 35(12%) Minor Depression (minD) only, 144(48%) No Depression. We compared baseline risk factors for the Persistent/recurrent MDD group with ea

SUBMITTER: Bromberger JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5077630 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature