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| National Comorbidity Survey (NCS): |
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| n | MDD: 21% ♀ / 12.7%♂ |
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| PMDD 5% |
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| Post-partum affective illness: |
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| n | “Blues” 26-85%; up to 10 days postpartum |
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| n | Depression 10%; onset within
first 4 wks postpartum |
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| n | Psychosis 0.5%; highly
recurrent |
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| Perimenopausal
age range: |
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| n | 10%
incidence of MDE symptoms |
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| n | ratio of MDE (♀:♂) 4:1 |
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| Women and
Bipolar Disorder |