Depression et grossesse

One hundred fifty females admit consecutively during the months of May and April 1987 during the "Lebanon Wars" to the delivery suite at Saint-Georges Hospital, Beirut, were interviewed using a structured questionnaire [DLS]. The study was one of the pilot studies of our later initiated studies on depression in Lebanon. The study was conducted in two phases: the first on the second post-delivery day [1987] the second one year later.The prevalence of major depression in these 1 females was found to be: 31.3% lifetime, 10% during pregnancy and 10.9% during one year follow-up.Lifetime depression increased with the number children in the household.Depression during pregnancy was found to be in versely related to economic and educational levels