Perinatal major depressive disorder affects 20% of women, while perinatal anxiety affects 10% of women. Although pharmacological treatment has shown effectiveness, many pregnant women are concerned about potential adverse effects on the fetus, maternal-infant bonding, and child development.. On the other hand, Depressive disorder in women mainly occurs during the first year after childbirth. It takes many forms according to the onset, severity, and duration of the symptoms including; Postpartum blues (PPB), Postpartum depression (PPD), and Postpartum psychosis (PPP). Lack of access to mental health services during the perinatal period is a significant public health concern that may worse outcome. So, we aimed to study prevalence of women mental health in Assiut governorate and evaluate possible risk factor for it
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
age, residence, education of the mother and her husband, occupation of the mother and her husband, parity, gender, and age of the last baby.
a four-item measure of family wealth, has been developed in the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study as an alternative measure.
s a questionnaire originally developed to assist in identifying possible symptoms of depression in the postnatal period. It also has adequate sensitivity and specificity to identify depressive symptoms in the antenatal period and is useful in identifying symptoms of anxiety. more than 9 is clinically diagnosed
is a 90-item questionnaire used to assess psychological problems. It is designed to evaluate a broad range of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology. More than 60 is considered clinically diagnosed
measure the prevalence of DSM 5 psychiatric disorders in perinatal and postnatal
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure of risk factor of DSM 5 psychiatric disorders in perinatal and postnatal
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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