We are seeing an increasing number of women in our clinic who are using marijuana on a regular basis — recreationally and medically prescribed — to help them manage various psychiatric symptoms, including depression and [...]
For women with mild to moderate attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, we typically recommend discontinuing medication and switching to a nonpharmacologic intervention. Although these women might experience some decrease in their level of functioning, they are [...]
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’s highlights include one study looking at the effects of methylphenidate on pregnancy outcomes and an interesting 30-year follow-up study from Myrna Weissman and colleagues on the children of depressed parents. Telephone-Based Cognitive [...]
Peri- and postmenopausal women frequently complain of insomnia or poor sleep quality. Sleep disturbance is often attributed to nocturnal hot flashes. While nocturnal hot flushes may be the cause of sleep disruption in many peri- [...]
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) or “morning sickness” affect up to 90% of women. The symptoms are usually worse in the morning for most, but not all, women. Nausea and vomiting typically begin around [...]
Mirtazapine in pregnancy and lactation - A systematic review. Smit M, Dolman KM, Honig A. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2016 Jan;26(1):126-35. Pregnancy outcome following maternal exposure to pregabalin may call for concern. Winterfeld U, Merlob P, [...]
While we tend to think of postpartum depression (PPD) as a hormonally driven mood disorder in women, multiple studies have suggested that, although men do not experience any of the dramatic physiological or hormonal changes [...]
Over the last few years, several studies have suggested an increased risk of certain types of cardiovascular malformations in children exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. The first reports suggested a link [...]
Studies in animals and humans suggest that psychological distress experienced by mothers during pregnancy is associated with later neurodevelopmental problems in their offspring. Project Ice Storm is one such study exploring the effect of [...]
