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The Relationship of Oral Contraception to Depression
Author(s) -
Leeton John,
Leinkram C.,
Stiglitz J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1971.tb00485.x
Subject(s) - pill , placebo , depression (economics) , medicine , depressive symptoms , oral contraception , gynecology , family planning , obstetrics , psychiatry , psychology , population , research methodology , alternative medicine , pharmacology , anxiety , environmental health , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Summary A single double‐blind trial on a combined contraceptive drug was carried out on a lower socio‐economic group of women between Day 21 and 42 of the puerperium. Their levels of depression were measured before and after taking these drugs by means of a questionnaire. No statistical difference was found between the mean depressive score of the group on the active pill compared with that on the placebo.