In our study, women with severe preeclampsia more often reported depressive symptom at admission and postpartum than did the women with mild preeclampsia. Although the mean depression scores of both groups at admission were at a slight level (mild: 4.6 ± 3.7, severe: 4.9 ± 4.3) of Beck‑II (0-13 slight) and there were no significant differences between them, over time, the depression scores at 6 weeks postpartum were increased.