Table 6.
Prevalence of symptoms of a major depressive episode according to previous history of depression
| Symptoms of a major depressive episode in the SCID interview | History of previous depressive episode | History of depression during pregnancy | Pure postpartum depression | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 19) | Yes (n = 85) | No (n = 60) | Yes (n = 44) | No (n = 81) | Yes (n = 23) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | p-value | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
| Depressed mood | 16 (84.2) | 77 (90.6) | 0.4181 | 54 (90.0) | 39 (88.6) | 1.0002 | 73 (90.1) | 20 (87.0) | 0.7041 |
| Loss of interest/pleasure | 15 (78.9) | 71 (83.5) | 0.7381 | 50 (83.3) | 36 (81.8) | 0.8401 | 67 (82.7) | 19 (82.6) | 1.0001 |
| Increased or decreased appetite | 2 (10.5) | 32 (37.6) | 0.0232 | 16 (26.7) | 18 (40.9) | 0.1261 | 31 (38.3) | 3 (13.0) | 0.0232 |
| Sleep disturbance | 6 (31.6) | 62 (72.9) | 0.0012 | 35 (58.3) | 33 (75.0) | 0.0781 | 58 (71.6) | 10 (43.5) | 0.0122 |
| Psychomotor agitation/retardation | 16 (84.2) | 64 (75.3) | 0.5521 | 32 (72.7) | 32 (72.7) | 0.3841 | 62 (76.5) | 18 (78.3) | 0.8632 |
| Decreased energy | 18 (94.7) | 79 (92.9) | 1.0001 | 54 (90.0) | 43 (97.7) | 0.2342 | 75 (92.6) | 22 (95.7) | 1.0001 |
| Worthlessness/feelings of guilt | 14 (73.7) | 76 (89.4) | 0.1281 | 48 (80.0) | 42 (95.5) | 0.0231 | 73 (90.1) | 17 (73.9) | 0.0771 |
| Poor concentration | 12 (63.7) | 68 (80.0) | 0.1361 | 43 (71.7) | 37 (84.1) | 0.1371 | 66 (81.5) | 14 (60.9) | 0.0382 |
| Suicidal ideation | 1 (5.3) | 25 (29.4) | 0.0381 | 14 (23.3) | 12 (27.3) | 0.6471 | 24 (29.6) | 2 (8.7) | 0.0412 |
1Fisher’s exact test.
2Pearson’s chi-square test.