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    Monthly Archives: January 2009

    Maternal depression, in-home violence, and use of physical punishment

    Parental use of physical punishment early in childhood may be associated with subsequent maladaptive behaviors such as child aggression and impaired social information processing. There are links between certain childhood behaviors and risk for parental use of physical punishment, although cause and effect are difficult to establish with these associations.  Higher rates of physical punishment correlate with maternal depression and domestic violence.

    By |2015-08-12T12:27:53-04:00January 26th, 2009|Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders|0 Comments
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    Phytoestrogens and Menopause

    For decades, estrogen was used as a component of hormone replacement therapy to treat menopausal symptoms and for anticipated preventative health benefits in women with prostesterone, or as a monotherapy hormone treatment in women after hysterectomy, but after studies reported that long-term estrogen increase the prevalence of cardiovascular events and breast cancer, many patients and researchers have looked into alternative treatments such as food or products containing phytoestrogens.  Phytoestrogens are weak plant-derived estrogens that are structurally similar to estrogen hormones produced by the body.

    By |2015-08-12T12:26:11-04:00January 20th, 2009|Menopausal Symptoms|3 Comments
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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Used to Treat Depression in Pregnancy

    Mood disorders and symptoms during pregnancy and the postpartum period are not uncommon and affect women across the world.  In spite of relatively high rates of depression among childbearing women, there are often inadequate resources for treatment, particularly in poorer countries. In countries lacking resources, health care is often managed by community health workers or individuals with basic health care training who provide care to difficult-to-reach populations. There are often few mental health professionals, leaving many women without adequate treatment. In an attempt to provide treatment to a greater number of women, some investigators are attempting to train community health workers to provide some psychotherapy as part of their standard duties.

    By |2016-03-14T12:20:53-04:00January 13th, 2009|Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|0 Comments
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    Sildenafil (Viagra) Treatment of Women with Antidepressant-Associated Sexual Dysfunction

    While some side effects such as nausea, dizziness, and headaches associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants tend to decrease or resolve over time, other side effects such as sexual dysfunction rarely remit spontaneously.  Treatment of sexual side effects in women is especially important when about 30-70% of patients taking antidepressants may experience sexual side effects, combined with the fact that women are prescribed antidepressants at rates of 2 to 1 when compared to men.

    By |2015-08-12T12:23:22-04:00January 6th, 2009|Women's Mental Health|0 Comments
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