Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to compare data on mood and anxiety disorders of pregnant women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
The study sample included 253 women evaluated on their first postpartum day during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mood and anxiety disorders were determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Data from sample was compared with data from previous study that was completed and published prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
The prevalence rate of mood and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic was 7.1% and 13.0%, respectively. The most common specific disorder was generalized anxiety disorder (7.1%). Compared to period before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the current sample was not significantly different.
Conclusion
Results of this study suggest that pregnant women may have not be under higher risk for mood and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic.
【저자키워드】 Anxiety, Depression, COVID-19 pandemic, Pregnancy, 【초록키워드】 pandemic, pregnant women, Prevalence, clinical, women, Anxiety Disorder, mood, higher risk, interview, disorder, manual, objective, Result, evaluated, not significantly different, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, pregnant women, Prevalence, Anxiety Disorder,