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Screening of Intimate Partner Violence Recommended for All Women of...

This is a topic we do not typically cover on our site, but it is clearly an important one.  The ... read more

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Selenium and Risk of Postpartum Depression

Women are strongly encouraged to take prenatal vitamins, and there is significant data to indicate multiple benefits to the child, ... read more

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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 ... read more

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Postpartum Depression in New Fathers: Being Younger is A Risk Factor

While postpartum depression (PPD) is typically considered to be a woman’s illness, a number of studies have suggested that, although ... read more

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Screening for Postpartum Depression: New Data on the EPDS

For women the postpartum period is a time of increased vulnerability to mood disorders.  Recent estimates indicate that about 20% ... read more

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ECT for Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious psychiatric illness, occurring in about 1 to 2 per 1000 women after delivery.  ... read more

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Postpartum Depression Associated with Short Stature in Children

We write often here about the negative effects of postpartum depression on the child.  Most of the studies thus far ... read more

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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 ... read more

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Risk of Depression in the Mothers of Older Children

Many studies have assessed the risk of depression in the mothers of infants, but fewer studies have focused on the ... read more

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What is the Link between PMS and Postpartum Depression?

Women with premenstrual symptoms (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder experience symptoms during the premenstrual phase of their cycles.   Because levels ... read more

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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 ... read more

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Pregnancy Loss Increases the Risk of Postpartum Psychiatric Illness

Pregnancy loss may cause great psychological stress for women. How such a loss, whether or not the woman identifies it ... read more

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Interpersonal Therapy Based Intervention Reduces the Risk of Postpartum...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a relatively common problem, affecting between 10% and 15% of women after delivery. Although it is ... read more

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