Stay-at-home moms have high rates of depression

Stay-at-home moms are more likely to develop depression than other women, according to a new Gallup-Healthways poll. The findings suggest that these individuals may have a greater need for a prescription to buy Paxil.

The results of the national survey revealed that 28 percent of stay-at-home moms reported depression. Only 17 percent of mothers who work outside the house and women with careers but no children reported depression.

Findings from the study also revealed that stay-at-home moms had higher rates of worry, anger, anxiety and stress. The findings illustrate the mental toll that women suffer when they do not have a professional life or some other kind of outlet outside of the family.

The survey is not the first to link staying at home with depression. A 2011 investigation showed that when stay-at-home moms got part-time jobs, they were less likely to report feelings of depression than before they were employed, according to ABC News.

If a part-time job is not a possibility, women may want to talk to their doctors about ways to avoid depression, which may include a prescription to buy Paxil.