It’s a quiet week in the world of women’s mental health.  Good time to catch up on reading.  Behavioral outcomes in children exposed prenatally to lamotrigine, valproate, or carbamazepine. Deshmukh U, Adams J, Macklin [...]
This week, there is an interesting article from Tepper and colleagues which observes that about half of women have prominent vasomotor symptoms which persist over many years, often more than a decade. Â Characterizing the [...]
 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Several articles provide more data on the risks of marijuana use during pregnancy. Â Screening for postpartum depression in a pediatric clinic is feasible but does not necessarily lead to referrals. Â Have a great summer! [...]
Next week we will be reviewing several new articles which look at the feasibility of screening for perinatal depression and will focus on screening and diagnostic tools we can use in this setting. Â There is [...]
 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 [...]
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. Â Winterfeld U, Merlob P, [...]
