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Title: | Depression and anxiety in Singaporean high-risk pregnancies - prevalence and screening | Authors: | Thiagayson, P. Krishnaswamy, G. Lim, M.L. Sung, S.C. Haley, C.L. Fung, D.S.S. Allen, J.C. Chen, H. |
Keywords: | Anxiety Depression High-risk pregnancies Prevalence Screening |
Issue Date: | Mar-2013 | Citation: | Thiagayson, P., Krishnaswamy, G., Lim, M.L., Sung, S.C., Haley, C.L., Fung, D.S.S., Allen, J.C., Chen, H. (2013-03). Depression and anxiety in Singaporean high-risk pregnancies - prevalence and screening. General Hospital Psychiatry 35 (2) : 112-116. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.11.006 | Abstract: | Objective: Data on psychiatric morbidity in high-risk pregnant Singaporean women are limited. This study aimed to establish the prevalence of antenatal depression and anxiety in high-risk pregnancies, compare the prevalence of antenatal depression in high-risk pregnancies vs. pregnancies of unspecified obstetric risk and examine the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) as screening tools for these disorders. Method: Two hundred high-risk pregnant inpatients at a national public maternity hospital were included. Three psychometric assessment tools were used to evaluate all participants: the diagnostic Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and the screening EPDS and STAI. Results: Rates of major depression, minor depression, anxiety disorder (agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder), and comorbid depression and anxiety were 11%, 7%, 12.5% and 5%, respectively. Major depression was more prevalent in high-risk pregnancies than in the historical cohort of unspecified obstetric risk (11% versus 4.3%). EPDS (cutoff 8/9) screens well for depression and anxiety in high-risk pregnancies (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve=0.82-0.87). Conclusion: Antenatal depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in a sample of high-risk pregnant Singaporean women. EPDS performs well in screening for depression and anxiety in high-risk pregnant women, with further psychiatric assessment recommended for women with score ≥ 9. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. | Source Title: | General Hospital Psychiatry | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/124737 | ISSN: | 01638343 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.11.006 |
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