obsessive-compulsive disorder

Essential Reads: Screening for Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

According to a recent meta-analysis, about one out of every five women has at least one type of anxiety disorder during pregnancy or the postpartum period.

By |2025-01-31T10:00:21-04:00January 31st, 2025|Anxiety Disorders, Essential Reads, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on Essential Reads: Screening for Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

How Common Are Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders in Pregnant and Postpartum Women?

A recent study shows the OCRDs, especially those that are more body-focused, have the potential to emerge or worsen during pregnancy and the postpartum, leading to high levels of comorbid depression and functional impairment.

By |2022-09-27T10:23:29-04:00September 28th, 2022|Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on How Common Are Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders in Pregnant and Postpartum Women?

High Prevalence of OCD in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

While we have relatively limited information regarding the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC) during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Previous studies have indicated that women may be more vulnerable to the onset of OCD during [...]

By |2021-05-06T14:46:39-04:00May 6th, 2021|Anxiety Disorders, OCD, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on High Prevalence of OCD in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Essential Reads: How to Screen for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Postpartum Women?

When obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) occurs during the postpartum period, women may experience typical OCD symptoms related to contamination and cleaning, catastrophic thoughts and checking, or symmetry and ordering.  However, many women with postpartum OCD, as [...]

By |2021-02-16T11:23:18-04:00February 17th, 2021|Anxiety Disorders, Diagnosis & Screening, Essential Reads, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders|Comments Off on Essential Reads: How to Screen for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Postpartum Women?

Essential Reads: Screening for Perinatal Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety symptoms are common during pregnancy and the postpartum period.  According to a recent meta-analysis from Fawcett and colleagues, about one out of every five women has at least one type of anxiety disorder [...]

By |2024-04-14T16:16:16-04:00December 9th, 2020|Anxiety Disorders, Diagnosis & Screening, Essential Reads, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on Essential Reads: Screening for Perinatal Anxiety Disorders

New Study at CWMH: Depression and Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms During the Postpartum Period

Recent studies have shown that pregnancy and childbirth are frequently associated with the onset of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).  While most women do not have the full set of symptoms to meet diagnostic criteria for [...]

By |2016-11-04T11:26:45-04:00November 3rd, 2016|Depressive Disorders, OCD, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders|Comments Off on New Study at CWMH: Depression and Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms During the Postpartum Period

Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Time of Vulnerability for Women with OCD

While we have now a fair amount of information regarding the course of major depression and bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period, we have much less information on the course obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). [...]

By |2014-03-07T13:56:28-04:00March 10th, 2014|Anxiety Disorders, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Prevalence & Risk Factors, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: A Time of Vulnerability for Women with OCD
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