Socioeconomic status and treatment of depression during pregnancy: A retrospective population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
Archives of Women's Mental Health Jun 07, 2018
Hanley GE, et al. - The relationships between income and the use of health services for depression in pregnancy were assessed via performing retrospective cohort study using population-based administrative datasets. Researchers analyzed all women who delivered a live infant in the province of British Columbia, Canada (population of 4.3 million) between April 1st, 2000 and December 31st, 2009. Women in the highest income quintile more frequently consulted a psychiatrist for depression during pregnancy and filled prescriptions for serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) antidepressants than women in the lowest income quintile. For depression or a mental health condition during pregnancy, women at the low end of the income distribution more frequently ended in hospital and more frequently received a benzodiazepine and/or an antipsychotic medication. Findings thereby highlight a critical gap in access to health services for women of lower income suffering from depression during pregnancy.
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