Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health.
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Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD
PMS AND PMDD |
| Investigational Treatment of Depressive Disorders With Neuroactive Steroids: Potential Implications for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
Szpunar MJ, Freeman MP. J Clin Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 8;82(4):20ac13853. Neurosteroids, similar to brexanolone, are being considered for the treatment of PMDD.
Comorbid Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: A Review. Slyepchenko A, Minuzzi L, Frey BN. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 25;12:719241. Females with PMDD and comorbid bipolar disorder have a more complex course of illness, including increased psychiatric comorbidities, earlier onset of BD, and greater number of mood episodes. Importantly, there may be a link between puberty and the onset of BD in females with comorbid PMDD and BD, marked by a shortened gap between the onset of BD and menarche.
Association between premenstrual dysphoric disorder and perinatal depression: a systematic review. Pereira D, Pessoa AR, Madeira N, Macedo A, Pereira AT. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2021 Aug 26. Review. There seems to be a positive and significant association between PMDD and the development of perinatal depression, particularly postpartum depression.
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INFERTILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH |
| Progression of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology in the United States.
Simoni MK, Gilstad-Hayden K, Naqvi SH, Pal L, Yonkers KA. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 Sep 2:1-10. Women who conceive via ART have different rates of change in depressive symptoms throughout gestation compared to women with spontaneous pregnancies.
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PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS DURING PREGNANCY |
| The Importance of Context in Identifying the Recovery Needs of Women With Psychosis.
Shinn AK, Carol EE. J Clin Psychiatry. 2021 May 18;82(4):21com13936. Free article.
Results of a Statewide Survey of Obstetric Clinician Depression Practices. Schipani Bailey E, Byatt N, Carroll S, Brenckle L, Sankaran P, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Smith NA, Allison J, Simas TAM. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Sep 2.
Roberson DN, Roussos-Ross D, Goodin AJ. J Perinat Med. 2020 Oct 25;48(8):837-843. Women treated at an on-site perinatal mood disorders clinic showed improved EPDS scores when receiving at least two separate care visits.
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MEDICATIONS AND PREGNANCY |
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POSTPARTUM PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS |
| The associations between insecure attachment, rooming-in, and postpartum depression: A 2 months’ longitudinal study.
Molmen Lichter M, Peled Y, Levy S, Wiznitzer A, Krissi H, Handelzalts JE. Infant Ment Health J. 2021 Jan;42(1):74-86. Postpartum depression at two months was more common in women with both anxious and avoidant attachment dimensions, but not with rooming-in conditions. Rooming-in appeared to decrease risk for PPD in women with insecure attachment.
Irvine A, Rawlinson C, Bor W, Hoehn E. Infant Ment Health J. 2021 Jul;42(4):560-572. This paper describes “Together in Mind,” a perinatal and infant mental health day program developed by the Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, targeting mothers with moderate to severe mental illness and their infants under 12 months.
Hendrix YMGA, van Dongen KSM, de Jongh A, van Pampus MG. Trials. 2021 Sep 6;22(1):599. Free article.
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MEDICATIONS AND BREASTFEEDING |
| No articles this week
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PERINATAL SUBSTANCE USE |
| No articles this week
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MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD OUTCOMES |
| No articles this week
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MENOPAUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH |
| Investigation of the relationship between hot flashes, sweating and sleep quality in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: the mediating effect of anxiety and depression.
Zhou Q, Wang B, Hua Q, Jin Q, Xie J, Ma J, Jin F. BMC Womens Health. 2021 Aug 9;21(1):293. Hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety and depression in peri/postmenopausal women are all risk factors for poor sleep quality.
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OTHER TOPICS IN WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH |
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