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Postpartum Low-Dose Esketamine Aids Moms With Prenatal Depression

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – A single low dose of esketamine after childbirth reduces depressive episodes at 42 days postpartum among mothers with prenatal depression, according to a study published...

ED Use Up for Infants of Mothers With Depressive Symptoms

TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 – Infants with mothers with depressive symptoms have higher overall and nonemergent emergency department use, according to a study published in the April issue of Health...

Too Often, Postpartum Depression Goes Untreated in Black, Hispanic Women

WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – Massive racial disparities exist in the treatment of pregnancy-related mood disorders in the United States, a new study shows. White women suffering from depression or...

Premenstrual Disorder Linked to Perinatal Depression

TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 – There is a bidirectional association between premenstrual disorders (PMDs) and perinatal depression (PND), according to a study published online March 28 in PLOS Medicine. ...

Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Improve Depression Symptoms

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) improves depressive symptoms among women seeking specialized menopause care, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Menopause. ...

Could Using Scents in Therapy Help Depressed Patients Recover?

Aromatherapy might be able to improve memory and help treat depression Depressed individuals better recalled specific personal memories after exposed to scents These memories could help them...

Bidirectional Link ID'd for Autoimmune Disease, Perinatal Depression

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – There is a bidirectional association between autoimmune disease (AD) and perinatal depression (PND), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Molecular Psychiatry....

Perinatal Depression Triples Risk for Suicidal Behavior

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Mothers with clinically diagnosed perinatal depression (PND) had a three times higher risk for suicidal behavior than mothers without perinatal depression, according to a...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Tied to Shorter Life Spans for Women

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Women are far more likely to suffer an early death if they develop depression during or after pregnancy, a new Swedish study has found. Women who developed what's known as...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Could Have Links to Autoimmune Diseases

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Could the immune system play a role in why some women become depressed during and after a pregnancy?   Swedish researchers have uncovered a "bidirectional relationship" ...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Raises Odds for Suicide Years After Delivery

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Depression that emerges around the time of pregnancy raises a woman's risk for suicide sharply and for many years, new Swedish research shows. The study found that a new...

Psychologists Face Challenges of Increased Demand, Patient Severity

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with both heightened demand and patients presenting with increasingly...

Drug Maker Says Women Can Now Access Postpartum Depression Pill

FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first postpartum depression pill approved for use in the United States, is now available to women who need it. The medication, which is now stocked...

Postpartum Depression Pill Now Available to Women, Drug Maker Says

FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – The first postpartum depression pill approved for use in the United States is now available to women who need it, the drug's makers announced Thursday. Sold under the name...

Paid Family Leave May Lower Odds for Postpartum Depression

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – New mothers living in states with generous mandated paid family and medical leave are less likely to experience postpartum depression, a new study indicates. They also are...

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