Essential Reads: Neurosteroids, Allopregnanolone and Vulnerability to Depression in Women
This article focuses on how GABA-ergic neurotransmitter systems may modulate the interaction between reproductive steroid and sex steroid systems, and sheds light on the role allopregnanolone may play in medicating vulnerability to depression.Â
Does Stress Increase Vulnerability to Postpartum Psychosis in High-Risk Women?
In studies of psychosis unrelated to childbirth, there is evidence linking stress to the onset of psychosis.Â
Exploring Some Complicated Issues: Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Weight in the Perinatal Period
Research has also identified an increased risk of disordered eating symptoms in the perinatal period even among women without an eating disorder diagnosis, yet gaps exist in our knowledge pertaining to the association between psychosocial risk factors and disordered eating in this population.
Essential Reads: Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression
Zuranolone has antidepressant effects in women with severe PPD, observed as early as 3 days after initiation of treatment. Â
Weekly Roundup for July 2, 2021: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health. For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you can sign up to receive our weekly CWMH NEWSLETTER which comes out every Thursday.  And don't forget to visit ESSENTIAL READS [...]
Essential Reads: Recognizing Postpartum Psychosis
Because postpartum psychosis is a relatively rare event, we do not have as much information on this illness as we have on postpartum depression.  In addition, most of the literature we have on postpartum psychosis is not new. A few years back, the American Journal of Psychiatry published an excellent review. Another useful resource was published in the Obstetric Clinics of North America. Both citations are at the end of this [...]