IMPACT OF TIME OF DIAGNOSIS ON PREVALENCE OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN WOMEN WITH COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAID HEALTH INSURANCE – A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

• Published in: Value in health Vol. 20; no. 5; p. A349
• Main Authors: Bonthapally, V, Broder, MS, Tieu, RS, Gannu, L, Meltzer-Brody, S, Chang, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrenceville Elsevier Science Ltd 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adjustment disorder; Childbirth & labor; Claims; Depressive personality disorders; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; Diagnostic tests; Health insurance; Inpatient care; Medicaid; Medical diagnosis; Medical screening; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Patients; Postpartum; Postpartum depression; Postpartum women; Pregnancy; Prevalence

OBJECTIVES: Postpartum depression (PPD) has multiple definitions. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition defines PPD as a subtype of major depressive disorder with onset during pregnancy and up to 4 weeks postpartum-i.e. "peripartum onset." Due to differin...