Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms in Patients Requesting Cosmetic Breast Surgery in Midwestern Brazil.

Background: The prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) before cosmetic breast surgery was analyzed in the public (PbI) and private (PrI) institutions, comparing types of surgery and patients' sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, analytical study to evaluate the prevalence of DS in 185 patients of 18-71 years of age requesting 4 different cosmetic breast surgeries (with and without implants) at public and private institutions. Patients were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory and analyzed for statistical comparison.