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, [...]
Weekly Roundup for JANUARY 31, 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, [...]
One of the most common symptoms we observe during pregnancy is insomnia. While we have a large body of data to support the use of many antidepressants, there is considerably less information available on [...]
Several articles from the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry report on suicidal and self-harm ideation in pregnant and postpartum women. Not surprisingly, a history of psychiatric illness increases risk; however, other factors play an important [...]
We are excited to offer the next round of the MGH Women’s Mental Health online CME program. Thank you for those who participated in the fall. The next course starts February 10, and we [...]
We hope everybody is settling into the New Year. Here's a look back at what happened in 2019. Brexanolone takes the lead as our top story for 2019.  Brexanolone (introduced as SAGE-547 by SAGE Therapeutics) [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our readers!  Next week we will be reviewing our top stories for 2019.  For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you can read the CWMH [...]
The year has certainly been a busy one for reproductive psychiatry. The weekly roundup will be on vacation next week, but we have plenty of interesting articles to ponder in January. Stay tuned. This week [...]
At a time when our appreciation of the biological basis of so many neuropsychiatric disorders has surged forward, our understanding of the etiology of hormone-mediated mood disorders, like premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), has lagged behind. [...]
On the list this week, there are a fair number of articles which look at the impact of maternal depression on children’s well-being. No real surprises, but more evidence that depression during pregnancy and during [...]
