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Depression and anxiety disorders during the postpartum period in women diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9375-6303
Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4811-2330
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: Journal of Affective Disorders, ISSN 0165-0327, E-ISSN 1573-2517, Vol. 325, p. 817-823Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with an increased risk of poor mental health. However, the understanding of ADHD-related burden and impairments in women during the postpartum period is limited. The aim with the present study was to examine the risk of depression and anxiety disorders during the postpartum period among women with and without an ADHD diagnosis.

METHODS: We used register-based data to identify women who gave birth to their first and/or second child between 2005 and 2013 in Sweden (n = 773,047), of which 0.5 % (n = 3515) had a diagnosis of ADHD prior to pregnancy. Diagnoses of depression and anxiety disorders up to one year after delivery were collected from the national patient register.

RESULTS: A total of 16.76 % of the women with an ADHD diagnosis were also diagnosed with depression disorders in the postpartum period, prevalence ratio (PR) 5.09 (95 % confidence interval (CI), 4.68-5.54). A total of 24.92 % of the women with an ADHD diagnosis were also diagnosed with anxiety disorders in the postpartum period, PR 5.41 (5.06-5.78). Stratified results revealed that having a diagnosis of ADHD increased the risk for both depression and anxiety disorders postpartum, beyond other well-known risk factors.

LIMITATIONS: There is a potential risk of surveillance bias as women diagnosed with ADHD are more likely to have repeated visits to psychiatric care and might have an enhanced likelihood of also being diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorders postpartum, compared to women without ADHD.

CONCLUSIONS: ADHD is an important risk factor for both depression and anxiety disorders postpartum. Therefore, ADHD needs to be considered in the maternal care, regardless of sociodemographic factors and the presence of other psychiatric disorders.

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Elsevier, 2023. Vol. 325, p. 817-823
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ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Postpartum
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Psychiatry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-103313DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.069ISI: 000994361000001PubMedID: 36681302Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85147274147OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-103313DiVA, id: diva2:1730794
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Swedish Research Council, 2018-02679 2018-02599 2018-01041The Swedish Brain Foundation, FO2021-0115Region Stockholm, 2018-0718Available from: 2023-01-25 Created: 2023-01-25 Last updated: 2023-06-07Bibliographically approved

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