This week a study published by Kieviet and colleagues gives us more information on the mechanism of poor neonatal adaptation in infants prenatally exposed to SSRIs and suggests that levels of maternal psychological distress [...]
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About a year ago, we first reported on SAGE-547 (SAGE Therapeutics), a new medication for the treatment of severe postpartum depression. SAGE-547 is a new drug, an allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors, which was initially [...]
Despite the increasing use of the newer “atypical” or second-generation antipsychotic agents to treat a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, PTSD and other anxiety disorders, we have relatively little data [...]
This week is pretty light. Stress, the Placenta, and Fetal Programming of Behavior: Genes' First Encounter With the Environment. Hoffman MC. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Jul 1;173(7):655-7. Distress During Pregnancy: Epigenetic Regulation of Placenta [...]
With many states now moving forward with the legalization of medical marijuana, there seems to be a growing sense that marijuana is relatively safe and may, in some cases, be more attractive or effective than [...]
Migration and perinatal mental health in women from low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fellmeth G, Fazel M, Plugge E. BJOG. 2016 June 20. (Epub ahead of print) Early postnatal demoralisation among primiparous [...]
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is an herbal preparation which has been shown, in some studies, to be effective for the treatment of mild to moderate depressive symptoms. St. John’s wort is now one of [...]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released recommendations on Screening for Depression in Adults. The Task Force recommended that clinicians screen ALL ADULTS for depression and noted that screening in the primary [...]
Heading up the roundup is a nice review on the use of natural phytoestrogens for the management menopausal symptoms which suggests that phytoestrogens are associated with modest reductions in hot flashes but have no effect [...]
Biomarkers (or biological markers) are used in many fields of medicine to provide objective information on normal or pathological biological processes and to predict response to therapeutic interventions. Researchers have long searched for biomarkers which [...]
