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October 29, 2009
Research suggests more than 65 percent of US mothers with depression may not receive adequate treatment.
HealthDay (10/27, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published online in the Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, "more than 65 percent of US mothers with depression don't receive adequate treatment."
In an "analysis of national data on 2,130 mothers with depression," researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health found "found that working mothers were less likely to receive adequate treatment," indicating that "workplaces could prove a useful location for depression intervention."
The investigators also discovered that while "black, Hispanic and other minority mothers are least likely to receive adequate treatment," moms "with health insurance are three times more likely to receive adequate treatment than those without insurance."
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- Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
," HealthDay, October 27, 2009.
Posted by admin at October 29, 2009 11:49 PM