Mental disorders among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study.

Keskin D. D., Keskin S., Bostan S.

Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, vol.140, no.1, pp.87-93, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 140 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0356.27052021
  • Journal Name: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.87-93
  • Keywords: Psychiatric disorders, Gestation, Coronavirus disease-19, Hopelessness, SLEEP QUALITY, DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS, ANXIETY, STRESS, METAANALYSIS, PREVALENCE, OUTCOMES, PARITY, IMPACT
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is the most important event in women's lives and can lead to psychological lability. Several risk factors (such as disasters, events and pandemics) have been correlated with greater prevalence of mental disorders during pregnancy.