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  • Title: Psychiatric morbidity following miscarriage in Hong Kong.
    Author: Sham Ak, Yiu Mg, Ho Wy.
    Journal: Gen Hosp Psychiatry; 2010; 32(3):284-93. PubMed ID: 20430232.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to examine the pattern of psychiatric morbidity up to 3 months following miscarriage and to identify the risk factors of post-miscarriage depressive disorder among Chinese women in Hong Kong. METHOD: This is a longitudinal cohort study. Women were interviewed immediately after miscarriage to collect psychiatric and sociodemographic data. Three months later, 161 subjects (89%) were assessed by a 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID) as screening and diagnostic instruments, respectively. RESULTS: Three months after miscarriage, 10% of subjects suffered depressive disorder, 1.2% were diagnosed with anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, and another two subjects each suffered obsessive compulsive disorder (0.6%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (0.6%), respectively. Risk factors of post-miscarriage depression included younger age, history of infertility and past history of depression. CONCLUSIONS: Given the local annual figure of more than 7000 first-trimester miscarriages, about 900 local women suffer post-miscarriage psychiatric disorder each year. This finding may prompt general hospitals in Hong Kong to screen for post-miscarriage psychiatric disorders, particularly depression.
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