Anxiety and depression in teenage mothers: a comparative study
Piyasil, V.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 81(2): 125-129
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 9529842 Document Number: 835
A cross-sectional design study was done at a non-private ward at Rajvithi Hospital from June to August 1995 to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive state in Thai teenage mothers (< or = 18 years old) compared with adult control mothers (20-35 years old). We found that 15 per cent of teenage mothers and 12 per cent of adult control mothers had anxiety state. Twenty-three per cent of teenage mothers and 11.9 per cent of adult control mothers had depressive state. There was a significantly higher prevalence rate of depression in teenage mothers compared to adult control mothers.
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