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Suicidality and Associated Factors in Pregnant Women in Brazil

Authors: Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Liliane da Costa Ores, Karen Jansen, Inácia Gomes da Silva Moraes, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Pedro Magalhães, Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 3/2012

Abstract

Is important to evaluate suicidal potential and related factors during pregnancy among women who have attended public health services. To determine the suicidal potential, question 10 from Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used. In this sample (N = 1,334), 8.1% of pregnant women demonstrated suicidal potential. The potential risk factors for suicide in depressed pregnant women were being single, divorced or widowed, thinking about having an abortion, and having anxiety symptoms; in nondepressed pregnant women were lower age, low education level, low socioeconomic class, thoughts about having an abortion and anxiety symptoms.

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Title: Suicidality and Associated Factors in Pregnant Women in Brazil
Authors: Ricardo Azevedo da Silva
Liliane da Costa Ores
Karen Jansen
Inácia Gomes da Silva Moraes
Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza
Pedro Magalhães
Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-012-9495-0

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