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Planned Initiatives from the Department of Health and Human Services Focus on Maternal Mental Health

  Some good news from our colleagues at the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA)... The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning to launch significant initiatives addressing the maternal mental [...]

By |2023-10-02T08:13:36-04:00October 2nd, 2023|Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on Planned Initiatives from the Department of Health and Human Services Focus on Maternal Mental Health

APA Launches New Initiative to Address Gaps in the Treatment of Perinatal Mental Health Problems

This initiative will gauge mental health clinicians’ experience with and attitudes around treating pregnant women with mental and substance use disorders in order to identify training gaps.

By |2022-04-28T08:26:02-04:00April 26th, 2022|Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on APA Launches New Initiative to Address Gaps in the Treatment of Perinatal Mental Health Problems

Abortion Does Not Increase Women’s Risk for Suicide

Although abortion is a legal medical procedure in the United States, the belief that abortion is associated with adverse psychological outcomes has been the basis for legislation and policies which restrict access to abortion.  [...]

By |2020-08-10T11:14:50-04:00February 18th, 2020|Depressive Disorders, Pregnancy Termination, Prevalence & Risk Factors, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy, Suicide|Comments Off on Abortion Does Not Increase Women’s Risk for Suicide

Sacramento: What Can We Learn from a New Mother’s Experience of Postpartum Care?

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 [...]

By |2018-03-08T02:33:27-04:00February 9th, 2018|Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Treatment|Comments Off on Sacramento: What Can We Learn from a New Mother’s Experience of Postpartum Care?
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