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. 2023 Jan 12;6(1):e2250661. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50661

Table 2. Patient Psychiatric Medical History and Administered Drugs at Readmission for Postpartum Depression or Suicide Attempt.

Total (N = 804 617), No. (%) Admission for suicide attempt at delivery (n = 1202) Readmission for depression within 1 y post partum (n = 468) Readmission for suicide attempt within 1 y post partum (n = 111)
No. (%) OR (95% CI) P value No. (%) OR (95% CI) P value No. (%) OR (95% CI) P value
Psychiatric medical history before admission for delivery
Depression
Total 2202 (0.27) 24 (2.00) 7.50 (4.99-11.25) <.001 72 (15.39) 68.46 (53.07-88.32) <.001 14 (12.61) 52.92 (30.17-92.83) <.001
Uncomplicateda 1238 (0.15) 10 (0.83) 5.48 (2.93-10.24) <.001 22 (4.70) 32.57 (21.15-50.16) <.001 3 (2.70) 18.07 (5.73-56.98) <.001
Schizophrenia
Total 1262 (0.16) 14 (1.17) 7.57 (4.46-12.87) <.001 18 (3.85) 25.82 (16.07-41.49) <.001 11 (9.91) 70.63 (37.80-131.96) <.001
Uncomplicateda 730 (0.09) 6 (0.50) 5.56 (2.49-12.45) <.001 2 (0.43) 4.74 (1.18-19.03) .07 5 (4.51) 52.30 (21.26-128.61) <.001
Alcohol use disorder
Total 28 (<0.01) 0 0.00 (NA) >.99 1 (0.21) 63.77 (8.65-470.28) .02 2 (1.80) 567.73 (133.12-2421.34) <.001
Uncomplicateda 18 (<0.01) 0 0.00 (NA) >.99 1 (0.21) 101.29 (13.45-762.65) .01 1 (0.90) 430.21 (56.76-3260.70) .003
Personality disorder
Total 388 (0.05) 12 (1.00) 21.54 (12.09-38.37) <.001 8 (1.71) 36.79 (18.16-74.53) <.001 5 (4.51) 99.03 (40.16-244.20) <.001
Uncomplicateda 294 (0.04) 8 (0.67) 18.82 (9.30-38.07) <.001 4 (0.86) 23.90 (8.87-64.37) <.001 1 (0.90) 24.95 (3.47-179.32) .04
Insomnia
Total 3348 (0.42) 13 (1.08) 2.62 (1.52-4.54) <.001 45 (9.62) 25.79 (18.93-35.14) <.001 12 (10.81) 29.11 (15.97-53.05) <.001
Uncomplicateda 2400 (0.30) 4 (0.33) 1.12 (0.42-2.98) .79 8 (1.71) 5.83 (2.89-11.74) <.001 1 (0.90) 3.04 (0.42-21.78) .28
Anxiety disorders
Total 706 (0.09) 2 (0.17) 1.90 (0.47-7.62) .28 5 (1.07) 12.38 (5.11-29.97) <.001 6 (5.41) 65.62 (28.73-149.88) <.001
Uncomplicateda 442 (0.06) 1 (0.08) 1.52 (0.21-10.80) .48 3 (0.64) 11.81 (3.78-36.90) .002 3 (2.70) 50.88 (16.09-160.84) <.001
Bipolar disorder
Total 573 (0.07) 7 (0.58) 8.31 (3.93-17.55) <.001 13 (2.78) 41.00 (23.48-71.60) <.001 7 (6.31) 95.60 (44.28-206.43) <.001
Uncomplicateda 236 (0.03) 1 (0.08) 2.85 (0.40-20.30) .30 2 (0.43) 14.74 (3.66-59.48) .009 0 0.00 (NA) >.99
Adjustment disorder
Total 528 (0.07) 6 (0.50) 7.72 (3.44-17.29) <.001 5 (1.07) 16.59 (6.85-40.22) <.001 0 0.00 (NA) >.99
Uncomplicateda 299 (0.04) 2 (0.17) 4.51 (1.12-18.13) .07 3 (0.64) 17.52 (5.60-54.83) <.001 0 0.00 (NA) >.99
Previous suicide attempt 651 (0.08) 29 (2.40) 31.91 (21.89-46.51) <.001 6 (1.28) 16.18 (7.20-36.33) <.001 12 (10.81) 152.49 (83.34-278.99) <.001
No. of coexisting psychiatric conditions
6 2 (<0.01) 0 NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA NA
5 8 (<0.01) 0 NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA NA
4 60 (0.01) 1 (0.08) NA NA 2 (0.43) NA NA 2 (1.80) NA NA
3 291 (0.04) 6 (0.50) NA NA 14 (2.99) NA NA 5 (4.51) NA NA
2 1141 (0.14) 12 (1.00) NA NA 36 (7.69) NA NA 10 (9.01) NA NA
1 5721 (0.71) 32 (2.66) NA NA 45 (9.62) NA NA 14 (12.61) NA NA
No mental condition 797 394 (99.10) 1151 (95.76) 0.20 (0.15-0.27) <.001 371 (79.27) 0.03 (0.03-0.04) <.001 80 (72.07) 0.02 (0.02-0.04) <.001
Used psychiatric drugs
Antidepressants (total) 4498 (0.56) 23 (1.91) NA NA 82 (17.52) NA NA 19 (17.12) NA NA
TCA 439 (0.06) 0 NA NA 3 (0.64) NA NA 4 (3.60) NA NA
SSRI 2842 (0.35) 15 (1.25) NA NA 56 (11.97) NA NA 11 (9.91) NA NA
SNRI 847 (0.11) 4 (0.33) NA NA 21 (4.49) NA NA 6 (5.41) NA NA
NaSSA 678 (0.08) 8 (0.67) NA NA 19 (4.06) NA NA 7 (6.31) NA NA
Other 662 (0.08) 2 (0.17) NA NA 18 (3.85) NA NA 4 (3.60) NA NA
Benzodiazepines 8488 (1.06) 34 (2.83) NA NA 101 (21.58) NA NA 30 (27.03) NA NA
Z-drugsb 11 585 (1.44) 35 (2.91) NA NA 62 (13.25) NA NA 20 (18.02) NA NA

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; NaSSA, noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant; OR, odds ratio; SNRI, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA, tricyclic antidepressant; Z-drug, nonbenzodiazepine γ-aminobutyric acid receptor agonist.

a

Cases without other coexisting psychiatric conditions.

b

Zolpidem, zopiclone, and eszopiclone.