Mental health care use in relation to depressive symptoms among pregnant women in the USA

Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Feb;19(1):187-91. doi: 10.1007/s00737-015-0524-1. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

Abstract

We examined mental health care use in relation to depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) ≥ 10) among a nationally representative sample of pregnant women using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2012. Logistic regression models estimated crude and adjusted odds ratios for mental health care use in the past year in relation to depressive symptoms. While 8.2 % (95 % CI 4.6-11.8) of pregnant women were depressed, only 12 % (95 % CI 1.8-22.1) of these women reported mental health care use in the past year.

Keywords: Access; Depression; Mental health care; Pregnancy; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Depression / diagnosis*
  • Depression / drug therapy
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications / psychology*
  • Pregnant People / psychology*
  • Prevalence
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents