Age at First Birth and Psychiatric Disorders in Low-Income Pregnant Women.

Background: Young maternal age at first birth has been associated with poor mental health. However, few studies directly compared the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among adolescent versus adult mothers at first birth using a comprehensive diagnostic tool. This study examined the association between age at first birth and 22 current and lifetime psychiatric disorders in a cohort of low-income pregnant women.

Psychiatric disorders and treatment in low-income pregnant women.

Aims: This study estimated the prevalence of twenty-two 12-month and lifetime psychiatric disorders in a sample of 744 low-income pregnant women and the frequency that women with psychiatric disorders received treatment.

Method: To identify psychiatric disorders, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) was administered to Medicaid or Medicaid-eligible pregnant women enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The sample was stratified by the rural or urban location of the WIC sites in southeastern Missouri and the city of St.

A randomized trial of two quality improvement strategies implemented in a statewide public community-based, long-term care program.

Background: It has not been demonstrated that the implementation of computerized quality improvement strategies can improve client-centered outcomes in public community based, long-term care (CBLTC) programs.

Objectives: To test and evaluate 2 innovative computer-assisted, client-centered quality improvement strategies for public community-based, long-term care. The first strategy, the Normative Treatment Planning (NTP) program, assesses needs, prescribes services, and evaluates outcomes.