Weekly Roundup for December 1, 2017: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Postpartum Depression Screening Tools: A Review. Psychosomatics 2017. No tool could be deemed best at accurately detecting PPD on the basis of sensitivity and specificity. Additionally, there was no recommended time period in which screening should be done. It Is Time for Routine Screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Obstetrics and Gynecology Settings. Accortt EE, Wong MS. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2017 Sep;72(9):553-568. A systematic review of screening instruments for [...]
Higher Prepregnancy BMI Linked to Higher Rates of Maternal Morbidity
In the United States, about half of all pregnant women are overweight or obese. A recent study indicates that higher prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with a higher risk of maternal morbidity. In this study carried out in Washington State, 743,630 women were included. Prepregnancy BMI was distributed as follows: underweight, 3.2%; normal weight, 47.5%; overweight, 25.8%; obesity class 1, 13.1%; obesity class 2, 6.2%; and obesity class [...]
Weekly Roundup for November 24, 2017: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
This week there are some very interesting articles looking at the effects of negative childhood experiences on risk for postpartum depression and impaired mother-infant bonding. In a large population-based study, Meltzer-Brody and colleagues reported that adverse life events experienced during childhood, primarily the result of to parental psychopathology, are at increased risk of postpartum psychiatric illness. In another study, Macdonald and colleagues observed that adolescent-parent bonding problems were strongly predictive [...]
Postpartum depression: Moving toward improved screening with a new app
Dr. Lee S. Cohen recently shared news of a new screening application for postpartum depression with ObGyn News
Depression in Fathers Increases Risk for Adolescent Depression
According to a study published last year in the journal Pediatrics, adolescent depression is on the rise. In adolescents, the 12-month prevalence of major depression increased from 8.7% in 2005 to 11.3% in 2014. Other studies have noted an increase in rates of suicide among adolescents, particularly girls; among girls aged 10-14, the suicide rate tripled between 1999 and 2014. Because multiple studies have observed that depression in the mother can [...]
Weekly Roundup for November 17, 2017: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
The article that received the most attention this week is one examining the risks associated with the use of stimulants to treat ADHD during pregnancy (Cohen JM et al, 2017). There were no real surprises here, but the study suffers from many of the same shortcomings as other studies investigating the effects of other psychotropic medications. We will cover this article in greater detail next week. Have a happy and [...]