Mental Health Measures in FF 1-year Survey Thank you to Michelle De Klyen and Marilyn Sinkewicz for slides and syntax

Mental Health Measures For Both Mothers and Fathers –From the CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview) Short Form Major Depressive Episode (scale= 0 – 7), diagnosis (scale>=3) General Anxiety Disorder (scale= 0 – 13), diagnosis (scale>=9) –Drug & Alcohol Use & Abuse –Substance Abuse Problem

Major Depression (Method 1) Felt sad or depressed for at least two weeks & Feelings lasted most or all day & Feelings felt almost every day or every day & At least 3 of these symptoms: –Lost interest in things –Feel more tired than usual –Gained or lost 10 or more lbs. without trying –Trouble falling asleep –Trouble concentrating –Feel worthless –Think a lot about death

Major Depression (Method 2) Lost interest in things for at least two weeks & Feelings lasted all or most of the day & Feelings felt almost every day or every day & At least 3 of these symptoms: –Feel more tired than usual –Gained or lost 10 or more lbs. without trying –Trouble falling asleep –Trouble concentrating – Feel worthless –Think a lot about death

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Worried, tense or anxious for 6 months or more & Worry stronger than in other people & Worry most days & (Worry about more than one thing OR Have different worries at the same time) & (Difficult to stop worrying OR Often worry so strong could not put out of mind OR Often difficult to control worry) & At least 3 of these symptoms : –Resless –Keyed up –Easily tired –Difficulty concentrating –More irritable than usual –Tense, sore or aching muscles –Have trouble falling asleep

Substance Use Alcohol –Did you drink in past month –# of Days had 5 or more drinks in past month –Abuse = 4 or more times/ month Marijuana –Did you smoke in past month –How often (every day, nearly every day, several times/month, less than several times/month –Abuse = several times/month or more Hard Drugs (cocaine, crack, speed, LSD, heroin, other) –Did you use in past month –How often –Abuse = several times/month or more –Any use =yes to any in past month Substance Abuse Problem (since child’s birth), Yes to any –Drugs/drinking interfered w/managing daily activities –Drugs/drinking interfere w/personal relationships –Seek/got help for drugs/drinking

Mothers’ Mental Health at 1yr. Follow Up % w/Diagnosis Hard Drug Use= 2/1000 Hard Drug Abuse = 1/1000

Fathers’ Mental Health at 1Yr. Follow UP % w/Diagnosis Hard Drug Use = 5/1000 Hard Drug Abuse = 2/1000