Table 2.
Psychiatric problems | After birth of child | |
N (%) | N (%) | |
Depression | 146 (54) | 43 (49) |
Sought treatment | 121 (84) | |
Received medication | 108 (74) | |
Hospitalised | 13 (1) | |
Anxiety | 85 (31) | 27 (55) |
Sought treatment | 61 (73) | |
Received medication | 46 (55) | |
Hospitalised | 3 (4) | |
Panics | 77 (29) | 19 (49) |
Sought treatment | 39 (48) | |
Received medication | 31 (39) | |
Hospitalised | 2 (3) | |
Phobias | 56 (21) | 5 (16) |
Sought treatment | 21 (34) | |
Received medication | 12 (19) | |
Hospitalised | 0 | |
Anorexia/bulimia | 31 (12) | 5 (28) |
Sought treatment | 15 (48) | |
Received medication | 3 (10) | |
Hospitalised | 2 (7) | |
Other problems | 34 (13) | 7 (37) |
Sought treatment | 20 (53) | |
Received medication | 7 (18) | |
Hospitalised | 2 (5) | |
Drink/drug problems | 15 (6) | 1 (10) |
Sought treatment | 3 (20) | |
Received medication | 1 (7) | |
Hospitalised | 2 (13) |
N varies between instances, as not all participants responded to all items. The percentage of the ‘after the birth of child’ variable reflects the percentage out of those with the disorder.