Journal article
Risk factors for depressive symptoms in adolescent pregnancy in a late-teen subsample
Archives of women's mental health, Vol.17(2), pp.155-158
04/2014
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0393-4
PMID: 24221407
Abstract
Depression in adolescent pregnancy is common but underrecognized and can be associated with negative medical outcomes. This brief report examines the relationship between depressive symptoms and various demographic and obstetrical risk factors, as well as the use of antidepressants in pregnant adolescents of late teenage years. Data were derived from a relatively large sample (506 women) recruited from university-based and community mental health centers in Iowa. A cross-sectional analysis did not reveal significant statistical associations between the risk factors and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory). Antidepressant use was very low (3.7 %), and adolescents with higher depression scores were more likely to take medications. In conclusion, screening for depression in pregnant adolescents should be universal, regardless of demographic and obstetrical risk factors, and promptly addressed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Risk factors for depressive symptoms in adolescent pregnancy in a late-teen subsample
- Creators
- Hristina Koleva - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA, hristina-koleva@uiowa.eduScott Stuart
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of women's mental health, Vol.17(2), pp.155-158
- Publisher
- Austria
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00737-013-0393-4
- PMID
- 24221407
- ISSN
- 1434-1816
- eISSN
- 1435-1102
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2014
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984003902702771
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