At the risk of sounding like a broken record, here is another post about the use of marijuana during pregnancy. There are several reasons we keep coming back to this issue. There has been a [...]
While about 5% of women have premenstrual dysphoric disorder, we more commonly see women who experience premenstrual exacerbation of mood and anxiety disorders. A small study of 15 women with borderline personality disorder (who were [...]
Each week, we take a quick look at the most recent articles published in women's mental health. Obstetrical and neonatal outcomes after benzodiazepine exposure during pregnancy: Results from a prospective registry of women [...]
In 2015, we first reported on SAGE-547 (SAGE Therapeutics), a new medication for the treatment of severe postpartum depression (PPD). SAGE-547, now called brexanolone, is an allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors. This drug was initially [...]
It’s been a while since we posted a weekly roundup. Now that the new website is up, we are back on track. In one of the few studies assessing the physical and cognitive development of [...]
A history of maternal psychiatric illness has been linked to postpartum depression (PPD), but this does not account for all instances of postpartum psychiatric illness. A recent study examined the impact of medical complications during [...]
Soon after the Center for Women’s Mental Health was established in 1989, we started receiving phone calls (followed by emails) from women and their treaters seeking information regarding the safest way to treat psychiatric disorders [...]
According to a recent national survey, 52% of adults in the United States reported using at least one dietary supplement. Among the most popular are vitamin and mineral supplements, which are taken by 48% and [...]
The article that grabbed my attention is the one at the top of the list, from May and colleagues, which suggests that fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are probably more common than we had previously [...]
Over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of coverage of a story involving a new mother from Sacramento. You can read the details of the story here and here. Basically, a new [...]