Department of Psychiatry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;66(5):485-488. doi: 10.1177/0020764020920671. Epub 2020 May 7.
Recent reports revealed that the number of single mothers has been increasing day by day in Dhaka city; however, their psychological problems have not been studied yet.
We aimed to see the proportion of single mothers having depressive and anxiety disorders.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted under the supervision of the Department of Psychiatry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka from August 2016 to July 2017. A total of 156 single mothers from three social strata, namely, lower-, middle- and upper-class group were included purposively. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of demography and structured clinical interview for , axis-I disorders, clinician version (SCID-I-CV) which were analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.
This study showed that the mean age of the single mothers was 34.8 ± 8.9 years. The overall 48.8% of single mothers had either depressive and/or anxiety disorders where 17.3% depressive disorder, 21.2% anxiety disorders and 10.3% had a dual diagnosis. Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were the most common specific diagnosis.
This study provided us a sound background knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders among single mothers. This study shows the need for larger research on this issue and early detection would help them to improve the quality of life.
最近的报告显示，达卡市的单身母亲人数日益增加；然而，她们的心理问题尚未得到研究。
我们旨在了解患有抑郁和焦虑障碍的单身母亲的比例。
本研究为 2016 年 8 月至 2017 年 7 月在孟加拉国谢赫·穆吉布·医学大学精神病学系监督下进行的描述性横断面研究。共有 156 名来自社会三个阶层的单身母亲，即低、中、上阶层，被有目的地纳入。通过使用半结构式问卷通过面对面访谈收集数据，该问卷由人口统计学和结构化临床访谈用于 ，轴- I 障碍，临床医生版本（SCID-I-CV），并使用统计软件包社会科学（SPSS）版本 17 进行分析。
本研究显示，单身母亲的平均年龄为 34.8±8.9 岁。总体而言，48.8%的单身母亲患有抑郁和/或焦虑障碍，其中 17.3%患有抑郁障碍，21.2%患有焦虑障碍，10.3%患有双重诊断。重性抑郁障碍和广泛性焦虑障碍是最常见的特定诊断。
本研究为单身母亲的精神障碍提供了可靠的背景知识。这项研究表明，需要对此问题进行更大规模的研究，早期发现将有助于提高她们的生活质量。
