Citation

Guerra AM, Dávalos Pérez DM, Castillo Martínez A. Rev. Colomb. Psiquiatr. 2017; 46(4): 215-221.

Vernacular Title

Detección de síntomas depresivos en mujeres gestantes de alta complejidad obstétrica y factores correlacionados.

Affiliation

Fundación Clínica Valle del Lili, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia. Electronic address: acastillo@fcvl.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Sociedad Colombiana De Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1016/j.rcp.2016.09.002

PMID

29122228

Abstract

Depression is the main cause of years lossed due to disability in the world, and it affects 50% more women 50% than men. Perinatal depression has been linked with more anxiety, a chronic course, and disability than depression in other life stages. In spite of its high prevalence and serious health effects on both mother and foetus, it is frequently under-diagnosed. This study was performed on all high risk obstetric patients admitted to a critical care obstetric unit in Cali, Colombia, from January to June, 2014. Depressive symptoms and psychosocial risk factors were screened by means of a survey and the Edinburgh Prenatal Depression Scale (EPDS). A total of 695 women were included, of whom 30.2% had depressive symptoms on the EPDS, and 3.6% reported having self-injury thoughts in the last 7 days. Our findings are consistent with previous reports on a history of child abuse and family depression as risk factors. It was also suggested that lower socio-economic status is associated with more vulnerability. Early screening is needed to ensure timely detection and treatment.

Copyright © 2016 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Publicado por Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

Language: es

Keywords

Depresión; Depression; Detección; Perinatal; Screening