Patterns of depressive disorders across 13 years and their determinants among midlife women: SWAN mental health study

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:206

Article

Bromberger, Joyce T.^1,2  Kravitz, Howard M.^3,4  Youk, Ada¹  Schott, Laura L.¹  Joffe, Hadine^5,6 

[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Epidemiol, 3811 OHara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Psychiat, 3811 OHara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

[3] Rush Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Chicago, IL 60612 USA

[4] Rush Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Prevent Med, Chicago, IL 60612 USA

[5] Harvard Med Sch, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA USA

[6] Harvard Med Sch, Dana Farber Canc Inst, Boston, MA USA

关键词: Longitudinal;    Depressive disorders;    Midlife women;    Risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2016.07.005

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: Little is known about the course of depression in midlife women. This study aims to identify factors that distinguish risk factors for persistent or recurrent depression from those of a milder course across 13-years of follow-up. Methods: 297 Black and White premenopausal women aged 42-52 were enrolled at the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Pittsburgh site. Psychiatric interviews obtained information on lifetime psychiatric diagnoses at baseline and occurrences of depression annually. We identified four depression patterns: 91(31%) had Persistent/recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD), 27(9%) Single Episode MDD, 35 (12%) Minor Depression (minD) only, 144(48%) No Depression. We compared baseline risk factors for the Persistent/recurrent MDD group with each of the other three. Results: A lifetime history of major or minor depression (p-values =.001-.08) and 2+ very upsetting life events in the previous year (p-values=.003-.04) were more likely to be reported by women in the Persistent/recurrent group than in the other three. The Persistent/recurrent group was more likely to report a family history of depression (p=.03) than the MinD group, and to report current sleep problems (p=.002) at baseline than the Single Episode MDD group. Limitations: Small numbers of women with minD or a Single Episode MDD. Childhood maltreatment and family depression history were retrospectively reported. Conclusions: A Persistent/recurrent depression course is common during midlife. In addition to personal and family histories of depression, providers of midlife health care should recognize that current sleep problems and recent very upsetting events are strong risk factors for a pernicious depression course. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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