Abstract

GONCALVES, Bruno; FAGULHA, Teresa  and  FERREIRA, Ana. Depression in midlife woman: A study with users of primary health services. Psicologia [online]. 2005, vol.19, n.1-2, pp.39-56. ISSN 0874-2049.

This study is based on the data collected in an investigation regarding Primary Health Care patients. The prevalence of depressive disorders is studied in a sample of women with ages ranging between 35 and 65 years. All women (n ₌ 179) responded to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES‑D), and 127 agreed to participate in a structured clinical interview adapted from the evaluation of mood disorders section of the Structured Clinical Interwiew for DSM‑IV Axis I Disorders (SCID‑I) in order to evaluate the presence of various forms of depression according to the DSM‑IV criteria. It was verified that 13% of these women met the criteria for the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode, 19% met the criteria for Dysthymic Disorder and 5,5% met the criteria proposed for a Minor Depressive Episode. The relation of age, education level, marital status, work for pay, having children, children at home, dependent children and other socio­‑demographic variables with the rate of depressive disorders is studied.

Keywords : mulheres; meia­idade; depressão; cuidados de saúde primários; variáveis sociodemográficas.

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