A New Home for More Than Blue
Introducing the More Than Blue website: a new home for the documentary exploring postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis - and the growing community it has inspired.
Giving Postpartum Psychosis a Place in the DSM May Be a Step in the Right Direction, But Not Enough
Including postpartum psychosis in the DSM may help improve awareness, but it is only the first step in ensuring timely recognition and effective care.
From Concept to Screenings: More Than Blue – Postpartum Depression Documentary
New documentary illuminates the faces and voices of postpartum depression across America.
Racial Disparities in Perinatal Depression Screening Addressed in Recent Study
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) including prenatal depression (PND) and postpartum depression (PPD) can have a profound adverse impact on the well-being of mothers, newborns, and entire families. It is estimated that 20%-25% [...]
From the Center Director: Join us for Rounds at the Center for Women’s Mental Health
From the Center Director, Dr. Lee S. Cohen: Join us for Virtual Rounds at the CWMH Starting Wednesday, April 1st The last few weeks has brought a whole new lexicon into play from "social distancing" [...]
Brief Screening Tools for Postpartum Depression
Various screening tools have been used to identify women with postpartum depression (PPD. The most widely used self-report tools for detection of PPD are the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) having ten and 21 items, respectively. However, the EPDS and the BDI may be too lengthy to use for quickly screening patients in obstetric, primary care, or pediatric settings.
Postpartum Depression in Women with Babies in the NICU
Having a newborn child to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is stressful to parents. It would be easy to imagine that in this environment, women may be more vulnerable to postpartum depression (PPD). A recent study assessed the incidence of PPD in a total of 131 mothers with infant admitted to the NICU.
Can We Use Twitter to Identify Women at Risk for Postpartum Depression?
There are many approaches to predicting which women are likely to develop postpartum depression (PPD). Most of these utilize standardized questionnaires and/or screening by health care providers. While these approaches may be effective, they tend to be costly and labor-intensive. A new study pilots the use of social media in predicting which women at risk for postpartum mood disorders.Â
Postpartum Psychosis Can be Prevented in Women at High Risk
Women with bipolar disorder or history of postpartum psychosis are at high risk for postpartum psychosis; appropriate interventions significantly decrease this risk.
A Blood Test for Identifying Women at Risk for Postpartum Depression?
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could identify women who were at risk for postpartum depression (PPD)? Maybe if we could do that, we could actually prevent the depression from occurring. Or at least, we could intervene in some way so that the depression would not significantly affect the mother and her family.Â