*2.3. Definitions*

Mood disorder was defined as any psychiatric diagnoses mentioned in the computerized data of each woman.

Chronic illness included diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiac disorders, respiratory disorders, rheumatic disorders and thyroid disorders.

Positive suicidal ideation was defined as any positive answer to question number 10 ('The thought of harming myself has occurred to me') in the EDPS questionnaire.
