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    HEART: An Innovative Program for Identifying and Treating Adolescent Mothers with Depression

    Multiple studies have shown that routine medical care is not adequate when it comes to identifying and treating women with perinatal mood disorders.  Universal screening can help to increase the identification of mothers with mood [...]

    Parental Age and Risk of ADHD in Children

    Many studies have examined the association between parental age and psychiatric illness in the children, including autism and schizophrenia.  In a recent case-control study from Finland, the authors identified 10,409 individuals with ADHD born between 1991 and 2005 from nationwide population-based registers.  Logistic regression was used to examine the association between parental age and ADHD in the offspring, adjusting for potential confounding factors including parental psychiatric history, maternal socioeconomic status, marital status, maternal smoking during pregnancy, number of previous births, and birth weight.

    Interpersonal Therapy Based Intervention Reduces the Risk of Postpartum Depression in Teen Mothers

    Postpartum depression (PPD) is a relatively common problem, affecting between 10% and 15% of women after delivery. Although it is difficult to reliably predict which women in the general population will experience postpartum mood disturbance, it is possible to identify certain subgroups of women who are more vulnerable.   One such group is teen mothers, where the risk of PPD is about 25%.

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