Common mental disorders in late pregnancy in women who wanted or attempted an abortion

Aborto inseguro no Brasil: revisão sistemática da produção científica, 2008-2018

O objetivo deste estudo é atualizar o conhecimento sobre o aborto inseguro no país. Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática com busca e seleção de estudos via MEDLINE e LILACS, sem restrição de idiomas, no período 2008 a 2018, com avaliação da qualidade dos artigos por meio dos instrumentos elaborados pelo Instituto Joanna Briggs. Foram avaliados 50 artigos. A prevalência de aborto induzido no Brasil foi estimada por método direto em 15% no ano de 2010 e 13% no ano de 2016. Prevalências mais elevadas foram observadas em populações socialmente mais vulneráveis. A razão de aborto induzido por 1.000 mulheres em idade fértil reduziu no período 1995-2013, sendo de 16 por 1.000 em 2013. Metade das mulheres referiu a utilização de medicamentos para a interrupção da gestação e o número de internações por complicações do aborto, principalmente complicações graves, reduziu no período 1992-2009. A morbimortalidade materna por aborto apresentou frequência reduzida, mas alcançou valores elevados em contextos específicos. Há um provável sub-registro de óbitos maternos por aborto. Transtornos mentais comuns na gestação e depressão pós-parto foram mais frequentes em mulheres que tentaram induzir um aborto sem sucesso. Os resultados encontrados indicam que o aborto é usado com frequência no Brasil, principalmente nas regiões menos desenvolvidas e por mulheres socialmente mais vulneráveis. O acesso a métodos mais seguros provavelmente contribuiu para a redução de internações por complicações e para a redução da morbimortalidade por aborto. Entretanto, metade das mulheres ainda recorre a outros métodos e o número de internações por complicações do aborto é ainda elevado.

ERICA: prevalence of common mental disorders in Brazilian adolescents

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of common mental disorders in Brazilian adolescent students, according to geographical macro-regions, school type, sex, and age. METHODS We evaluated 74,589 adolescents who participated in the Cardiovascular Risk Study in Adolescents (ERICA), a cross-sectional, national, school-based study conducted in 2013-2014 in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. A self-administered questionnaire and an electronic data collector were employed. The presence of common mental disorders was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). We estimated prevalence and 95% confidence intervals of common mental disorders by sex, age, and school type, in Brazil and in the macro-regions, considering the sample design. RESULTS The prevalence of common mental disorders was of 30.0% (95%CI 29.2-30.8), being higher among girls (38.4%; 95%CI 37.1-39.7) when compared to boys (21.6%; 95%CI 20.5-22.8), and among adolescents who were from 15 to 17 years old (33.6%; 95%CI 32.2-35.0) compared to those aged between 12 and 14 years (26.7%; 95%CI 25.8-27.6). The prevalence of common mental disorders increased with age for both sexes, always higher in girls (ranging from 28.1% at 12 years to 44.1% at 17 years) than in boys (ranging from 18.5% at 12 years to 27.7% at 17 years). We did not observe any significant difference by macro-region or school type. Stratified analyses showed higher prevalence of common mental disorders among girls aged from 15 to 17 years of private schools in the North region (53.1; 95%CI 46.8-59.4). CONCLUSIONS The high prevalence of common mental disorders among adolescents and the fact that the symptoms are often vague mean these disorders are not so easily identified by school administrators or even by health services. The results of this study can help the proposition of more specific prevention and control measures, focused on highest risk subgroups.

Common mental disorders and intimate partner violence in pregnancy

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the association between common mental disorders and intimate partner violence during pregnancy.

METHODS

A cross sectional study was carried out with 1,120 pregnant women aged 18-49 years old, who were registered in the Family Health Program in the city of Recife, Northeastern Brazil, between 2005 and 2006. Common mental disorders were assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Intimate partner violence was defined as psychologically, physically and sexually abusive acts committed against women by their partners. Crude and adjusted odds ratios were estimated for the association studied utilizing logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS

The most common form of partner violence was psychological. The prevalence of common mental disorders was 71.0% among women who reported all form of violence in pregnancy and 33.8% among those who did not report intimate partner violence. Common mental disorders were associated with psychological violence (OR 2.49, 95%CI 1.8;3.5), even without physical or sexual violence. When psychological violence was combined with physical or sexual violence, the risk of common mental disorders was even higher (OR 3.45; 95%CI 2.3;5.2).

CONCLUSIONS

Being assaulted by someone with whom you are emotionally involved can trigger feelings of helplessness, low self-esteem and depression. The pregnancy probably increased women`s vulnerability to common mental disorders.

Common mental disorders in mothers vs. infant and obstetric outcomes: a review

INTRODUCTION

Pregnancy has been shown to increase women's vulnerability to mental disorders. Common mental disorders (CMDs) have been studied both in the general population and in pregnant vs. non-pregnant women. During pregnancy, CMDs have been considered a potential predictor of obstetric and infant outcomes.

METHODS

A search was conducted on the PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, and SciELO databases to find relevant articles written in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. No limit was established for year of publication, but only studies involving human beings were included.

RESULTS

A total of 25 articles were selected. There was a consensus among studies that the mean prevalence of CMD during pregnancy is 20%. There was also agreement that the occurrence of CMDs during pregnancy is a predictor of postpartum depression and anxiety disorders and that the disorder remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. As for the positive association between CMDs and obstetric and infant complications, results are still conflicting. In lower-income countries, frequently there is an association between CMD and perinatal changes. It is argued that some confounding factors, such as sociodemographic and cultural differences, health and maternal conditions, and type of instruments used, probably contribute to this lack of consensus.

CONCLUSION

We believe that the conflicting results found in the literature are caused by differences in methodology and sociodemographic factors that influence the development of CMDs. Despite these differences, our findings underscore the need for depression and anxiety disorders during pregnancy to be studied and better identified by all professionals who provide antenatal care.

Postnatal depression in women after unsuccessful attempted abortion

A population-based cohort study investigated postnatal depression in Brazilian women who attempted an abortion. Participants' views and actions on abortion were assessed during pregnancy and postnatal depression was evaluated with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. An unsuccessful abortion attempt was associated with postnatal depression (adjusted OR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.0-2.5). In Brazil abortion is illegal under most circumstances.