| Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications. | |
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PMID: 19488936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications. METHODS: Seventy-six pregnant women at a maternal-fetal medicine referral clinic were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Fifty-six women had a prior pregnancy complication (study group), and the remaining 20 had none (comparison group). Subjects were assessed with a questionnaire consisting of a modified patient-rated version of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). The modified CAPS was used to approximate the prevalence of full or partial PTSD related to a prior pregnancy complication using two scoring rules, the rule-of-3 (original rule) and rule-of-4 (more stringent rule). RESULTS: The prevalence of full PTSD among women with prior pregnancy complications was 12.5% and 8.9% based on the rule-of-3 and rule-of-4, respectively. For partial PTSD, the prevalence was 28.6% based on the rule-of-3 versus 17.9% based on the rule-of-4. The most common type of complication was miscarriage, accounting for 73.5% of the reported complications. None of the women in the comparison group met criteria for full or partial PTSD. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PTSD in pregnant women with a prior pregnancy-related complication is considerable. These findings provide additional evidence that pregnancy complications can be experienced as traumatic, and as such lead to partial or full PTSD symptoms. |
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Authors:
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Ariadna Forray; Linda C Mayes; Urania Magriples; Cynthia Neill Epperson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: 22 ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
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Created Date: 2009-06-16 Completed Date: 2009-08-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 522-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. ariadna.forray@yale.edu |
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Adult Anxiety / epidemiology Comorbidity Female Humans Mental Disorders / epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology, psychology*, rehabilitation Prevalence Questionnaires Research Design Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*, etiology* |
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