Essential Reads: Keeping Up with the Medical Literature in Reproductive Psychiatry
There are many different sources of information, some better than others.
There are many different sources of information, some better than others.
This article reviews the research on the effects of antenatal maternal psychological states on offspring.
About 60% of women with mood disorders experience premenstrual exacerbation or PME of their mood during the premenstrual phase of their cycle.
This review article provides clinically relevant data but also helps the reader navigate some of the more controversial issues in the field.
Although most women transition to menopause without experiencing psychiatric problems, an estimated 20% experience depression at some point during the menopausal transition.
This review discusses the novel neurosteroid antidepressant brexanolone for the treatment of postpartum depression.
This clinical cohort study showed no impact of prenatal lithium exposure on cognitive functioning in children 6 to 14 years of age.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for many psychiatric illnesses occurring during pregnancy.
In an evidence-based review published in 2012, Laura Wakil, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, and Susan Girdler present a thorough review of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), reviewing its diagnosis and treatment options.
In childhood, ADHD is clearly more common in boys than in girls; however, in adult samples, the sex differences in prevalence are mush smaller. There is also increasing recognition that girls and women may present [...]