Each monograph volume is available for download as a PDF file. The Executive Summaries are available to browse online in English and will shortly be available in Spanish . Instead, the women's own reports of poor financial status, health status or activity limitations due to illness are more reliable in diagnosing depression. The authors stress that pediatricians are in a prime position to identify symptoms of depression in inner city mothers when they bring their children in for pediatric primary care visits. Also asking about level of education and receiving public assistance may be helpful.
Pediatricians can ask about the mother's health status.
Mothers with medical conditions, particularly those with activity limitations are at higher risk for depressive symptoms. Heneghan, Amy M., et al. He was sent to a series of psychiatric institutions, even though he was not diagnosed with any serious emotional problems. He spent much of his time in locked isolation rooms, heavily drugged. RC's father protested this treatment and was promptly barred from visiting his son.