This study uncovers how trauma, isolation, loss of identity, and lack of support can overlap and amplify each other, deepening despair and driving suicide risk among women in the perinatal period.
List of resources for families with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
A wide range of delivery options may be effective for addressing symptoms of depression in perinatal individuals, and could therefore be leveraged to expand access to treatments.
Most, but not all, studies show an association between preeclampsia and increased risk for postpartum psychiatric illness.
Some, but not all, studies suggest that PMDD is a risk factor for postpartum depression.
This review discusses the novel neurosteroid antidepressant brexanolone for the treatment of postpartum depression.
NPR’s 1A Live hosts an episode focusing on perinatal depression, including information on the new medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum depression.Â
A recent study from Japan uses a retrospective review of medical records to estimate the prevalence of suicide attempts among pregnant and postpartum women.
A recently published article in the American Journal of Public Health has attributed a substantial financial cost to untreated perinatal mood and anxiety disorders among mothers. The study, conducted by researchers with the think [...]
Interpersonal therapy (IPT) has been shown to be effective for the treatment of postpartum depression. Typically this treatment is delivered in person; however given limited access to specialized providers, recent research has explored the [...]
