Depression during pregnancy: prevalence and risk factors among women attending a public health clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Depressão durante a gravidez: prevalência e fatores de risco em mulheres atendidas em uma unidade básica de saúde na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

• Main Authors: Priscila Krauss Pereira (Author), Giovanni Marcos Lovisi (Author), Daniel L. Pilowsky (Author), Lúcia Abelha Lima (Author), Leticia Fortes Legay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Depression is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder during pregnancy and is associated with psychosocial and clinical obstetric factors. Despite being an important public health issue, there are few studies about this issue in Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 331 pregnant...