Depression among currently married ever pregnant adolescents in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar: Evidence from understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) survey, India

CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the pre-existing annotation that teen pregnancy is linked with depression. Findings indicate that Adolescent mothers experiencing violence, and a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes are at increased risk of developing depression. These study findings call for an urgent need to address depression among adolescent mothers.PMID:38523760 | PMC:PMC10956582 | DOI:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_176_23

Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry - March 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Priyanka Patel Krittika Bhattacharyya Mayank Singh Ravi Prakash Jha Deepak Dhamnetiya Neha Shri Source Type: research