Table 3.
Prevalence of Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Mothers of Children in EI
| Variable | % | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mood | |||
| Depressive Symptoms Screen Positive (CES-D ≥ 16)1 | 34% | 13.87 (11.98) | 0–48 |
| Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)2 | |||
| MDD Current | 8% | ||
| MDD Current (broader definition)a | 16% | ||
| MDD Past | 44% | ||
| MDD Recurrent | 43% | ||
| Suicidality past month2 b | 26% | ||
| Low range (0–7) | 22% | ||
| Moderate range (9–16) | 4% | ||
| High range (≥17) | 1% | ||
| Bipolar Disorder (BPD)2 | 11% | ||
| Mania2 | |||
| Current episode | 0% | ||
| Past episode | 6% | ||
| Hypomania2 | |||
| Current episode | 3% | ||
| Past episode | 9% | ||
| Anxiety | |||
| Panic Disorder2 | |||
| Current | 8% | ||
| Past | 19% | ||
| PTSD2 | |||
| Current (past month) | 6% | ||
| GAD2 | |||
| Past 6 months | 23% | ||
| Comorbidity | |||
| Mood & Anxiety Comorbidity2 | 29% |
Note. Variables were collected from two separate measures, 1= CES-D, 2= M.I.N.I. 6.0.
MDD Current (broader definition) represents participants who endorsed 5 of 9 symptoms of depression (criteria A1–A3) without requiring endorsement of functional impairment, similar to methodology used by Ko et al., 2012. DSM-IV and DSM V require 5 of 9 symptoms and clinically significant distress OR functional impairment, that is not better explained by another diagnosis. Out of the 17 participants who endorsed 5 or more current MDD symptoms, 9 met full criteria for MDD current and 8 lacked the functional impairment item.
Suicidality was assessed using the MINI 6.0 which includes questions about hopelessness, thoughts of death, thoughts of harm or suicide, self-injury and suicide attempts yielding a suicide assessment score categorization of low, moderate, or high based on symptoms endorsed.