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    Weekly Roundup for March 6, 2020: 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.  At the beginning of the month, the new journals come out and the list of interesting articles is long.  One thing that I have noticed is that the number of articles documenting [...]

    March 8th, 2020|

    Clinical Update 2020: New Data on Duloxetine and Pregnancy

    A few weeks ago, we published a clinical update for duloxetine (Cymbalta) and pregnancy, stating that there was little new to report since we last covered the topic in 2015.  It is somewhat amusing that Huybrechts and colleagues published a new analysis on the same topic.  So this article is an update of our clinical update, including the new data.   In a recent cohort study nected in the Medicaid Analytic [...]

    March 6th, 2020|

    Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Women with PMDD

    There is excellent data to support the use of selective serotonin and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs and SNRIs) for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD); however, many women do not want to take these medications for symptoms that occur once a month.  Other women do not want to deal with the side effects, which include sexual dysfunction.  What else can we offer to treat premenstrual symptoms? Over the years, [...]

    March 5th, 2020|

    Clinical Update 2020: Melatonin and Pregnancy

    Many women experience some degree of sleep disturbance during pregnancy. For a significant number of women, the sleep disruption may be so severe as to require some type of intervention.  Sleep disturbance is not only distressing but there is now evidence that sleep disturbance during pregnancy may predispose certain women to perinatal depression or anxiety. Many women ask about the safety of using melatonin during pregnancy as a sleep aid.   [...]

    March 3rd, 2020|

    Weekly Roundup for FEBRUARY 28, 2020: 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.  This week, Huybrechts and colleagues publish on the reproductive safety of duloxetine (Cymbalta).  We will cover this in greater detail next week.   For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you [...]

    March 2nd, 2020|
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