Table 2 Self-reported mental illness diagnosis (n = 14)
From: Parenting experiences of Chinese mothers living with a mental illness
Variable | Number of participants (n = 14) |
|---|---|
Diagnosis | |
 Anxiety | 2 |
 Major depression | 4 |
 Postnatal depression | 3 |
 Anxiety and depression | 1 |
 Schizophrenia | 1 |
 Bipolar disorder | 3 |
State of mental illness | |
 In treatment | 7 |
 Recovered from symptoms | 6 |
 Neither in treatment nor recovered from symptoms a | 1 |
Source of diagnosis | |
 Reported that a psychiatrist provided diagnosis | 12 |
 Self-diagnosed | 2 |
First diagnosis | |
 Prior to first birth | 3 |
 After giving birth | 11 |
Time duration since the first diagnosis | |
 Less than 1 year | 3 |
 1–5 years | 8 |
 6–10 years | 1 |
 11–20 years | 0 |
 More than 20 years | 2 |