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Ayurveda For Stress Relief
By Juliet Cohen
Stress is a feeling that's created when we react to particular events. Stress is the internal distribution of force per unit area that balances and reacts to external loads applied to a body. Stress is not always a synonym for distress. The individual responds to stress in ways that affect the individual as well as their environment. Everyone is familiar with stress. We experience it in varying forms and degrees every day. In small doses, stress can actually be beneficial to us. It is only when the stress becomes too great, affecting our physical or mental functioning, that it becomes a problem. Increased stress increases productivity – up to a point, after which things rapidly deteriorate, and that level also differs for each of us. It’s much like the stress or tension on a violin string. Situations like a steep roller coaster ride that cause fear and anxiety for some can prove highly pleasurable for others. True stress is an alternative definition in which the initial area is replaced by the current area. In engineering applications, the initial area is always known, and so calculations using nominal stress are generally easier. Winning a race or election may be more stressful than losing but this is good stress. When the stress tensor is needed to fully describe the state of stress in a body, it is useful to break the concept up into smaller parts that have physical significance.

Stress is nothing but uncomfortable state of mind. It is the state of mental or emotional strain. Ayurveda, the "Science of Life. Ayurveda believes this to be Maanas Dosha (mental disorder). There are several single herbs and compounds that give relieves in stress. According to ayurveda, human body is made of three doshas—vata, pitta and kapha, which are also present in the nature. These three doshas are in constant interaction with each other inside human body and, also outside of it, with the three doshas of nature. The three doshas govern all metabolic activities. When their actions in our mind-body constitution are balanced, we experience psychological and physical wellness. Brahmi is the most important rejuvenative herb in Ayurveda. Brahmi helps to awaken the crown chakra and balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Chandan-Calms down the stress by suppressing Pitta dosha. Yashtimadhu improves cognitive functions of the brain. Ashwagandha is proven anti-stress herb. This regulates the chemical-imbalance in the brain. It is also good for people who do physical labor or exercise a lot, to help the body adapt to physical stress. Ashwagandha increases the quality and quantity of Ojas, the master coordinator between the body and consciousness. It helps pure consciousness slide into the physiology.

Stress response (also called the fight or flight response) is critical during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident. Stress vitiates Prana Vata, which governs the activity and energy of the brain. It can also be ...

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... activated in a milder form at a time when the pressure's on but there's no actual danger - like stepping up to take the foul shot that could win the game, getting ready to go to a big dance, or sitting down for a final exam. Ayurveda, the ancient science of healing from India, considers one of its primary objectives to be preserving the continued good health of the healthy. It is provides a clear, concise, cohesive regimen to help people correct conditions such as stress response in a natural way. Vata dosha in general tends to get disturbed during travel. Drink Vata Tea or Worry Tea. These herbal teas are especially formulated to pacify Vata-related imbalances. Avoid carbonated or ice-cold beverages, because they disrupt digestion. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. Ashwagandha nourishes the crucial mind-body connection and psychoneuro immune response (called PNI). It helps coordinate the mind and senses, as well, which is essential for good quality sleep. It is also a powerful Medhya Rasayana, which means that it enhances all three aspects of mind power (Dhi -- omprehension; Dhriti - memory; and Smriti -- recollection).

Tips of Ayurveda for Stress

1.Brahmi helps to awaken the crown chakra and balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

2.Chandan-Calms down the stress by suppressing Pitta dosha.

3.Yashtimadhu improves cognitive functions of the brain.

4.Ashwagandha is proven anti-stress herb. This regulates the chemical-imbalance in the brain.

5.Stress vitiates Prana Vata, which governs the activity and energy of the brain.

Juliet Cohen writes articles on health diseases and home remedies. She also writes articles on women health care.

Maternal postnatal depression and child growth: a European Cohort study
Conclusions: We conclude that a high maternal postnatal depression score does not have any major effects on offspring growth in high income countries. (Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Sexual Function in Women 3 Days and 6 Weeks After Childbirth: A Prospective Longitudinal Study Using the Taiwan Version of the Female Sexual Function Index
Introduction. Childbirth impacts sexual function in women, but few reports have addressed sexual function shortly after childbirth.Aim. Using the Taiwan version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFIT), this study aimed to describe women's sexual function and to examine differences between groups in sexual function shortly after delivery.Methods. A prospective longitudinal investigation was performed in women who completed the FSFIT, a numeric analog scale, the Taiwan version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and a demographic questionnaire in a Taiwanese medical center at 3 days and 6 weeks postpartum.Main Outcome Measures. Using a general linear model, differences were tested between groups, including those defined by delivery mode, type of feeding, dep...
Support Groups Improve Birth Outcomes
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Community support groups may be able to reduce neonatal deaths and lower rates of maternal depression, but only if the population coverage is wide enough and the programs are appropriately designed. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Early childhood malnutrition predicts depressive symptoms at ages 11&#x2013;17
Conclusion: Early childhood malnutrition contributed independently to depressive symptoms in youths who experienced a significant episode of malnutrition in the first year of life. This relationship was not mediated or moderated by the effects of maternal depression. Whether the later vulnerability to depression is a direct effect of the episode of malnutrition and related conditions early in life or whether it is mediated by the more proximal neurobehavioral effects of the malnutrition remains to be determined. (Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
Women's Group Support Can Improve Birth Outcomes
Community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality, and lower rates of maternal depression-provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programmes are appropriately designed. These are the conclusions of two Articles, published Online First in The Lancet. Participatory women's groups have shown promise in trials in Nepal, reducing neonatal mortality by about one-third... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Women's Group Support Can Improve Birth Outcomes
Community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality, and lower rates of maternal depression-provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programmes are appropriately designed. These are the conclusions of two Articles, published Online First in The Lancet. Participatory women's groups have shown promise in trials in Nepal, reducing neonatal mortality by about one-third... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Depressive symptoms and migraine comorbidity among pregnant Peruvian women
Conclusion:: This is the first report of a cross-sectional association between migraine and depressive symptoms in pregnant women. If our findings are confirmed, pregnant women with a history of migraine may benefit from increased vigilance for screening and treating depressive symptoms. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Childhood sexual abuse and hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in postpartum major depression
Conclusions: According to the present findings, childhood sexual abuse may represent an important risk factor for the presence of thyroid autoantibodies and HPTD in women with postpartum depression. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Panic disorder as a risk factor for post-partum depression: Results from the Perinatal Depression-Research & Screening Unit (PND-ReScU) study
Conclusions: PD is an independent risk factor for PPD, underscoring need to assess PD symptoms during pregnancy. Furthermore, PD represents an important risk factor for the development of PPD and should be routinely screened in order to develop specific preventive interventions. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Detecting postnatal common mental disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Kessler Scales
Conclusion: The EPDS, K6 and K10 all demonstrated acceptable clinical utility as screening scales for postnatal CMD in an urban setting in Ethiopia. The marked urban?rural difference in EPDS performance within Ethiopia highlights the difficulty of applying urban-validated instruments to rural settings in LAMIC. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Outcome results of a psycho-educational intervention in pregnancy to prevent PPD: A randomized control trial
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an antenatal psycho-educational intervention to prevent postpartum depression in Mexican women.Method: Pregnant women at high risk for depression were randomized to intervention or a usual care condition. Assessments of depression (SCID, BDI-II) occurred during pregnancy, 6weeks and 4?6months postnatally, and subjective impact of the intervention in the postpartum.Results: Of the 6484 women approached, 377 were eligible and consented to randomization (250 intervention, 127 control). Sixty-eight intervention (27.2%) and 68 (53.5%) control participants completed the three assessment periods. The cumulative incidence of major depression over three time periods was significantly lower (p (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Stability of maternal depressive symptoms among urban, low-income, African American adolescent mothers
Conclusions: The high prevalence and relative stability of depressive symptoms through 2years of parenting suggest the need for early identification and treatment of maternal depressive symptoms. Brief screening for maternal depressive symptoms conducted during pediatric well-child visits is a feasible and effective method for identifying mothers with depressive symptoms, however, screening measures can not differentiate between high and low levels of depressive symptoms. Brief intervention may be an effective treatment for mothers with mild symptoms of depression; mothers with moderate to severe symptoms may require more intensive intervention. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Women's Reproductive Related Disorders (RRDs)
Conclusions: Disorders during these periods are quite prevalent and may be grouped together as Reproductive Related Disorders (RRDs). They are characterized by their timing, epidemiologic associations and shared vulnerabilities, but not necessarily by their descriptive phenomenology that often times is diversified among women but consistent within each individual woman.The pathophysiology of RRDs is suggested to be maladaptation of vulnerable women to normal hormonal changes. As such, RRDs provide for an interdisciplinary diagnostic model of mostly-affective disorders that differ from the current descriptive-based entities.Clinical relevance: Treatment options may be aimed at the trigger?the hormonal changes or instability; or may be symptomatic?in cases of depression or anxiety they a...
Women's Support Groups Make Dramatic Improvements On Neonatal Survival Rates
Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst the women... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Women's Support Groups Make Dramatic Improvements On Neonatal Survival Rates
Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst the women. Every year, an estimated four million children worldwide die within the first month of their lives... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Women Community Support Groups Can Reduce Neonatal Mortality
Two articles published Online First in The Lancet report that community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality. In addition, they can lower rates of maternal depression, provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programs are suitably designed. In trials in Nepal, participatory women's groups have shown promise. Neonatal mortality was reduced by about one-third. Two research teams undertook to test this approach further... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Women Community Support Groups Can Reduce Neonatal Mortality
Two articles published Online First in The Lancet report that community support groups can reduce neonatal mortality. In addition, they can lower rates of maternal depression, provided that the population coverage is wide enough and the programs are suitably designed. In trials in Nepal, participatory women's groups have shown promise. Neonatal mortality was reduced by about one-third... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)
Women's Groups Linked to Lower Infant Mortality in India
Women's support groups that address maternal and neonatal health problems in rural India are associated with fewer neonatal deaths and less maternal depression, according to a study published online March 8 in The Lancet. However, a study in the same issue found that similar women's groups in rural Bangladesh had no effect on neonatal mortality. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Women's support groups make dramatic improvements on neonatal survival rates
(Wellcome Trust) Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published today in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst the women. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
BDNF moderates early environmental risk factors for anxiety in mouse
Anxiety is known to be influenced by both adverse childhood experiences and genetic susceptibility factors. A polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene modulates the association between adverse early experiences and risk for anxiety and depression in adulthood. An animal model of this gene-by-environment risk factor is lacking. Using two different early environmental manipulations, we found that a heterozygous null mutation in the mouse BDNF gene moderated the long-term effect of maternal care on innate anxiety behavior. Although changes in maternal care were associated with mild changes in anxiety in wild-type mice, this effect was magnified in heterozygous null BDNF mice with high- and low-maternal care associated with low and high levels, respectively, of avoidan...
Glaxo Birth Defect Litigation Reveals Paxil Promoters on Speed Dial
(NaturalNews) In the first Paxil birth defect trial against GlaxoSmithKline, much of evidence focused on the doctors on Glaxo's payroll involved in the corruption of the medical literature and seminars given to promote the off label use of Paxil with pregnant and nursing mothers.On October 13, 2009, the trial of Kilker v Glaxo ended with a Philadelphia jury awarding $2.5 million in compensatory damages to the family of Lyam Kilker, after finding that Glaxo "negligently failed to warn" the doctor treating Lyam's mother about the risks of Paxil and the drug was a "factual cause" of the child's heart defects.Glaxo's lead attorney at trial was King and Spalding partner Chilton Varner, and the family's lead attorney was Sean Tracey from Houston.During his opening statement on September 15, 2009...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Accuracy of Depression Screening Tools for Identifying Postpartum Depression Among Urban Mothers
CONCLUSIONS: Large proportions of low-income, urban mothers attending WCC visits experience MDD or MnDD during the postpartum year. The EPDS, BDI-II, and PDSS have high accuracy in identifying depression, but cutoff scores may need to be altered to identify depression more accurately among urban, low-income mothers. (Source: PEDIATRICS)
Cognitive style, personality and vulnerability to postnatal depression [PAPERS]
Conclusions Established personality and cognitive vulnerabilities for depression were reported by women with a history of postnatal depression, but there was no evidence that any of these traits or styles confer a specific risk for the postnatal onset of episodes. (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry)
Mental Health Outcomes of Abortion and Its Alternatives: Implications for Future Policy
Conclusions are made suggesting that these alternatives may not improve outcomes for women and may in fact hold a worse fate for maternal mental health than a legal, elective abortion. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Psychosocial impact of mothers with perinatal loss and its contributing factors: an insight.
Conclusion: Mothers with perinatal loss should be screened for psychosocial impact and offered support when needed. Family and friends should continue to provide emotional support. People who have experienced similar problem before will be able to provide better support than those who have not. PMID: 20205307 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Zhejiang Univ Sci ...)
Maternal psychopathology and outcomes of a residential mother-infant intervention for unsettled infant behaviour.
Conclusions: These results show positive infant and maternal outcomes associated with a residential mother-infant intervention for unsettled infant behaviour, regardless of the women's psychiatric status on admission. This suggests that women with depression or anxiety disorders who also report unsettled infant behaviour, will benefit from referral to residential programmes. PMID: 20180728 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Traumatic birth and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review
CONCLUSION: Although not well understood, traumatic delivery a relatively common event which negatively impacts women's lives and may be a precursor to post partum PTSD. Health teams charged with caring for women during the peripartum period should be aware of this condition to allow identification and prevention of cases. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
The Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on Neurologic Development
A large body of documented evidence has found that smoking during pregnancy is harmful to both the mother and the fetus. Prenatal exposure to nicotine in various forms alters neurologic development in experimental animals and may increase the risk for neurologic conditions in humans. There is a positive association between maternal smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); however, the connection between nicotine addiction, depression, attention disorders, and learning and behavior problems in humans is not straightforward. Nicotine's action on the production and function of neurotransmitters makes it a prime suspect in the pathology of these diseases. Nicotine accentuates neurotransmitter function in adults but desensitizes these functions in prenatally exposed infants and children...
Prevalence and risk factors concerning postpartum depression among women within early postnatal periods in Turkey
Conclusion&nbsp;&nbsp;The findings of the current study revealed high EPDS-based PPD prevalence in a sample of Turkish women and described a number of risk factors associated with PPD. The high prevalence found in this study indicated a need for developing new interventions for early detection and treatment of PPD. A significant number of Turkish immigrants live in western countries. We believe the findings of the current study may be helpful for physicians in locations where a large number of Turkish immigrants live. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Materno-fetal MedicineDOI 10.1007/s00404-010-1402-8Authors Ferda Özba?aran, Bal?kesir University School of Health 10100 Bal?kesir TurkeyAyden Çoban, Adnan Menderes University School of Health Ayd?n TurkeyMert Kucuk, Cin...
Antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms are differentially associated with early childhood weight and adiposity
In conclusion, whereas antenatal depression was associated with smaller size and central adiposity at age 3 years, postpartum depression was associated with higher overall adiposity. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
PErineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS): protocol for a matched pair cluster trial
DiscussionImplementation of evidence-based perineal assessment and management practices, could lead to significantly improved physical and psychological health outcomes for women in the UK and world-wide.Trial registrationPEARLS is registered with the Current Controlled Trials Registry (no: ISRCTN28960026). NIHR UKCRN portfolio no: 4785. (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Latest articles)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Depression and anger as risk factors underlying the relationship between maternal substance involvement and child abuse potential. - Hien D, Cohen LR, Caldeira NA, Flom P, Wasserman G.
This study examines how emotion regulation deficits in the area of anger arousal and reactivity are associated with child abuse potential in mothers with substance use and depressive disorders in order to identify targeted areas for prevention a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Bumetanide Alleviates Epileptogenic and Neurotoxic Effects of Sevoflurane in Neonatal Rat Brain
Conclusion: These results support the possibility that excitatory output of sevoflurane-potentiated [gamma]-aminobutyric acid type A/glycine systems may contribute to epileptogenic and neurotoxic effects in early postnatal rats. (C) 2010 American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. (Source: Anesthesiology)
How Does Preference for Natural Childbirth Relate to the Actual Mode of Delivery? A Population-based Cohort Study from Norway
Conclusions: The chance of actually having a natural birth for women with a preference for a natural birth is much greater for multiparas than for primiparas. The factors that influence the chance of having a natural birth are different for primiparas and multiparas. (BIRTH 37:1 March 2010) (Source: Birth)
New urban low-income moms risk depression
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Pediatricians and doctors who treat low-income urban new mothers are advised to be alert to spot postpartum depression, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Depression in pregnancy
Recent studies have suggested that&nbsp;antenatal depression is&nbsp;in fact more common than postnatal depression (Source: Gurgle)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
When a mother's joy turns to tears: postpartum depression
(Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Low-income urban mothers have high rate of postpartum depression
More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Study Shows For First Time That Screening Tools Accurately Identify Postpartum Depression
More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and published online by the journal Pediatrics. This is the first study to describe the prevalence of depression among low-income urban mothers, who were attending well-child care visits, through the use of a diagnostic interview... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Study Shows For First Time That Screening Tools Accurately Identify Postpartum Depression
More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and published online by the journal Pediatrics... (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)
An association study between the Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene and postpartum depression
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Postpartum depression disorder (PPD) is a severe illness affecting around 15% of deliveries. Several evidences suggest that PPD is, at least, partially genetic determined. The gene encoding BDNF is a strong candidate for pathogenesis of PPD since that it has been observed decrease of serum BDNF in patients suffering from PPD. The gene encoding BDNF has a polymorphism (Val66Met) that alters the regulated protein secretion; the methionine variant being associated with insufficient secretion compared with the Valine variant. We hypothesized that BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism could be associated with PPD. We assessed 227 subjects randomly selected who had delivery at a maternity hospital using EPDS. Differences in genotype frequency were calculated by ? 2 test. Lo...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Familial paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia: atypical presentation of autosomal dominant GTP-cyclohydrolase 1 deficiency
We report a family (male index case, mother and maternal grandfather) with autosomal dominant inheritance of paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia. The dystonia began in childhood and was only ever induced after many minutes of exercise, and was never present at rest, or on initiation of movements. In addition, family members suffered restless legs syndrome (RLS), depression, and adult-onset Parkinsonism. The index case had low cerebrospinal fluid neurotransmitters and pterins. The PED and RLS stopped on initiation of l-Dopa therapy. Both live family members were found to have a nonsense mutation (p.E84X) in exon 1 of the GTP-cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH-1) gene. We propose that GCH-1 mutations should be considered a genetic cause of familial PED, especially if additional clinical features of mono...
Depression Common Among Low-Income, Urban, Postpartum Mothers
A study describing prevalence of depression in this understudied population also shows good accuracy for 3 depression screening tools. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Low-income urban mothers have high rate of postpartum depression
(University of Rochester Medical Center) More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and published online by the journal Pediatrics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Factors associated with postpartum depression and abusive behavior in mothers with infants. - Choi H, Yamashita T, Wada Y, Narumoto J, Nanri H, Fujimori A, Yamamoto H, Nishizawa S, Masaki D, Fukui K.
This study was conducted to examine factors associated with postpartum depression and abusive behavior in mothers with infants. Methods: Data were collected from baby check-ups in Japan and 413 participants were included in an analysis using: (i) ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
The Relationship of Maternal Depression to Parental Monitoring of Adolescents: Reports from Mother-Adolescent Dyads
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Depression and anger as risk factors underlying the relationship between maternal substance involvement and child abuse potential.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings are discussed in relation to a multifaceted model of child abuse potential which broadens the existing literature to include an examination of depression and emotion regulation in order to more fully understand how substance use and child abuse potential are linked. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Models and approaches which help clients to manage and regulate difficult feeling states, specifically anger, could be helpful, and may be most readily applied in such populations. PMID: 20170960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Child Abuse & Neglect)
Health visitor training reduces risk of postnatal depression 6 months after birth
(Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health)
Accuracy of Postpartum Screening Tools Evaluated
Depression is common in postpartum, low-income, urban mothers attending well-child care (WCC) visits, which may be identified by pediatricians with three screening tools, but cutoff scores may need to be changed to more accurately identify depression depending on the population and the screening tool utilized, according to research published online Feb. 15 in Pediatrics. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression
They make depression after pregnancy more likely Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Postpartum Depression (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression
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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression
Title: Health Tip: Risk Factors for Postpartum DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/12/2010 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/12/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Neural and environmental factors impacting maternal behavior differences in high- versus low-novelty seeking rats.
Authors: Clinton SM, Bedrosian TA, Abraham AD, Watson SJ, Akil H Selective breeding of rats exhibiting differences in novelty-induced locomotion revealed that this trait predicts several differences in emotional behavior. Bred High Responders (bHRs) show exaggerated novelty-induced locomotion, aggression, and psychostimulant self-administration, compared to bred Low Responders (bLRs), which are inhibited and prone to anxiety- and depression-like behavior. Our breeding studies highlight the heritability of the bHR/bLR phenotypes, although environmental factors like maternal care also shape some aspects of these traits. We previously reported that HR vs. LR mothers act differently, but it was unclear whether their behaviors were genetically driven or influenced by their pups. The present...
Study: Postpartum Depression Signaled in Pregnancy
Studies suggest that depression during pregnancy may not only predict postpartum depression in mothers but also lead to long-term changes in babies' health and behavior (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)
Postpartum Depression: Signaled During Pregnancy?
Studies suggest that so-called antenatal depression may not only predict postpartum depression in mothers, but also lead to long-term changes in babies' health and behavior (Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories)
Post-Partum Depression May Be Signaled During Pregnancy
Studies suggest that so-called antenatal depression may not only predict postpartum depression in mothers, but also lead to long-term changes in babies' health and behavior (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Rock-a-bye baby? Parenting and infant sleep
Infant sleep problems (typically problems settling to sleep and/or frequent night waking) are common and usually behavioral in nature. They are associated with a number of adverse outcomes including maternal fatigue and depression, paternal depression and relationship breakdown. In Sadeh et al.'s eloquent and comprehensive review of parenting and infant sleep, the authors propose a transactional model whereby parental behaviors, cognitions, emotions and psychopathology influence infant sleep and vice versa. They explore evidence for each component of the model thereby informing clinical management of both infant sleep problems and maternal psychopathology. Within each component of the model, potential barriers and enablers of successful management of infant sleep problems emerge. Finally,...
Parenting and infant sleep
Summary: Infant sleep undergoes dramatic evolution during the first year of life. This process is driven by underlying biological forces but is highly dependent on environmental cues including parental influences. In this review the links between infant sleep and parental behaviors, cognitions, emotions and relationships as well as psychopathology are examined within the context of a transactional model. Parental behaviors, particularly those related to bedtime interactions and soothing routines, are closely related to infant sleep. Increased parental involvement is associated with more fragmented sleep. Intervention based on modifying parental behaviors and cognitions have direct effect on infant sleep. It appears that parental personality, psychopathology and related cognitions and emoti...
Sleep deprivation during pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcomes: Is there a relationship?
Summary: Sleep duration in the population has been declining. Women occupy an increasingly prominent place in the work force without reducing most of their responsibilities at home. Consequently, sleep needs are often pushed to the bottom of women's daily priority list. Prior research has indicated that sleep deprivation is associated with higher levels of pro-inflammatory serum cytokines. This is important because higher plasma concentrations of pro-inflammatory serum cytokine levels are associated with postpartum depression and adverse birth outcomes such as preterm delivery. However, little research has directly examined how sleep deprivation may affect maternal and fetal outcomes. This review summarizes the existing data on the effect of sleep deprivation during pregnancy on maternal a...
Pediatricians often step in to treat new parents, too
Doctors' concerns cover postpartum depression, vaccine status and smoking cessation, trying to provide the healthiest environment ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Microanalysis of 4-Month Infant Vocal Affect Qualities and Maternal Postpartum Depression
This study examined the association of 6-week maternal self-report depressive symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) with 4-month infant vocal affect qualities. This was part a larger study which examined many additional domains of both infant and maternal behavior. Infant vocal affect qualities were examined in 122 4-month old infants during face-to-face play in relation to 6-week maternal depressive symptoms. Mothers were categorized depressed (26.2%) based on a 16+ cutoff on the CES-D. Videotaped interactions were coded on a 1-s time basis for infant vocal affect qualities (high positive, neutral/positive, fuss/whimper, cry, angry protest and silent.) Infants of depressed mothers were more vocally activated in both positive and negativ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Patient From Dominican Republic Has Tubes Untied
A successful story of tubes untied. Shalena is a nurse and friend of Dr. Monteith who made the decision to have a tubal ligation while suffering from postpartum depression. She travelled from the Dominican Republic to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center after debating between IVF or having tubes untied. She decided to reverse the permanent decision she made after the birth of her last child and had a successful tube reversal procedure performed by Dr. Monteith. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
What is the Differential Diagnosis of Failure to Thrive?
Discussion Failure to Thrive (FTT) is defined as persistent weight below the 3rd percentile for age in infants and young children. The associated terms &#8220;Failure to gain weight&#8221; (FGW) or &#8220;Lack of Normal Physiologic Growth and Development&#8221; are more precise, especially for children who are not below the 3rd percentile but are losing weight over time and/or crossing percentile lines on their growth curve. For general growth parameters see How Do I Calculate Mid-Parental Height and Other Growth Parameters? About 70-80% of FTT cases have psychosocial problems that are associated with the FTT or the primary cause of the FTT. Children of older ages may also have FTT such as those with psychosocial dwarfism or eating disorders. Children with FTT have a wide range of appearan...
Mothers' Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Antisocial Teens
According to a newly published study, mothers who were depressed during pregnancy were four times more likely to have children who exhibited antisocial behavior during their teen years. The study included 120 inner-city teens and their mothers. The mothers were interviewed while pregnant, following giving birth and when the children were 4, 11 and 16 years old. In addition to the link between maternal depression and antisocial teens, the researchers found that women who were prone to aggressive and disruptive behavior during their teens were more likely to become depressed during their pregnancies, which shows, say the researchers, that a mother's history predicts her children's behavior. "Although it's not yet clear exactly how depression in pregnancy might set infants on a pathway tow...
Focusing on Depression in Expectant and New Fathers
Prenatal and Postpartum Depression Not Limited to Mothers (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Acupuncture Found Effective Against Depression During Pregnancy
In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting? in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy. "Depression during pregnancy is an issue of concern because it has negative effects on both the mother and the baby as well as the rest of the family," said Dr. Schnyer, one of the study's authors. About 10% of pregnant women meet criteria for major depression and almost 20% have increased symptoms of depression during pregnancy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Acupuncture Found Effective Against Depression During Pregnancy
In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting? in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy... (Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today)
Treating depression during pregnancy with acupuncture
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago, scientists will unveil findings that show that acupuncture appears to be an effective therapy for depression during pregnancy. "Depression during pregnancy is an issue of concern because it has negative effects on both the mother and the baby as well as the rest of the family," said Dr. Schnyer, one of the study's authors........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)
Bipolar risk greater for bright children
Conclusion This large study suggested that those achieving the highest or lowest grades at school at age 16 were at a higher risk of developing bipolar disorder than students with average performance. There are a number of points to consider when interpreting this research: Although the fact that data were collected prospectively increases the reliability of these data, some data may be missing, recorded incorrectly or inaccurate. Data on diagnoses were based on information recorded at hospital discharge. As the same doctors did not assess all patients, there could have been variation in how bipolar disorder was diagnosed. In addition, any people who had bipolar disorder but had not been hospitalised would not have been identified. As with all studies of this type, results may hav...
Acupuncture found effective against depression during pregnancy
(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Mothers' Antenatal Depression and Their Children's Antisocial Outcomes
Interviews of 120 British adolescents and their parents (80% of a random sample of antenatal patients drawn from a representative urban population and followed longitudinally) revealed that 40 (33%) had been arrested and/or had a diagnosis of DSM[ndash]IV conduct disorder by 16 years of age; of those, 18 (45%) had committed violent acts. Depression in pregnancy significantly predicted violence in adolescence, even after controlling for the family environment, the child's later exposure to maternal depression, the mother's smoking and drinking during pregnancy, and parents' antisocial behavior. Mothers with a history of conduct problems were at elevated risk to become depressed in pregnancy, and the offspring of depressed women had a greater chance of becoming violent by age 16. (Source: Ch...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
How Much Does Low Socioeconomic Status Increase the Risk of Prenatal and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in First-Time Mothers?
Conclusion: Although new mothers from all SES strata are at risk for postpartum depression, SES factors including low education, low income, being unmarried, and being unemployed increased the risk of developing postpartum depressive symptoms in this sample. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Ways of Seeing: An Early Childhood Integrated Therapeutic Approach for Parents and Babies
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper describes the use of a multisensory psychotherapeutic treatment approach that supports the primary attachment relationship. This program, called Ways of Seeing, is based on dance/movement therapy principles that incorporate dance, movement, music, creative expression, and Laban nonverbal movement analysis to facilitate healing and change. This method is discussed within the context of attachment system theory and research, trauma, and painful early childhood experiences. Implicit knowledge, intersubjective motivations, early infancy memory, embodied attunement, and dyadic nonverbal therapeutic video-analysis support the psychotherapeutic approach. The Ways of Seeing method is exemplified through the presentation of a videotaped mother?infant dyad invo...
Postpartum depression: a disorder in search of a definition
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00737-009-0119-9Authors Katherine L. Wisner, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Departments of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Epidemiology, and Women?s Studies, Women?s Behavioral HealthCARE, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic 3811 O?Hara Street Pittsburgh PA 15213 USAEydie L. Moses-Kolko, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Women?s Behavioral HealthCARE, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Pittsburgh PA USADorothy K. Y. Sit, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Women?s Behavioral HealthCARE, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Pittsburgh PA USA Journal Archives of Women's Mental HealthOnline ISSN 1435-1102Print ISSN...
Relationship distress and depression in postpartum women: literature review and introduction of a conjoint interpersonal psychotherapy intervention
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Researchers and clinicians agree that the quality of a woman's relationship with her partner consistently affects the severity, course, and risk of relapse of postpartum depression (PPD). However, there have been relatively few attempts to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of couple psychotherapy for women simultaneously experiencing PPD and relationship distress. This article introduces a newly developed interpersonal psychotherapy conjoint approach to treating PPD in the context of relationship distress. A case study illustrating the successful application of this approach is presented. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00737-009-0136-8Authors Wendy Carter, Women?s College Hospital Reproductive Life Stages Program Toront...
Associations Between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Sleep Patterns in Children
CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that exposure to SHS is associated with increased sleep problems among children with asthma. (Source: PEDIATRICS)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Post adoption depression
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;We sought to evaluate the prevalence rate and factors associated with post adoption depression. One hundred and twelve adoptive mothers of infants under 12&nbsp;months of age were recruited from local and national adoption organizations. A modified Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and a questionnaire collecting medical and psychiatric history, perceived stress, and demographics were administered retrospectively. The rates of significant depressive symptoms (defined as EPDS ?12) were calculated at three time points post adoption, and associations with specific clinical variables (personal or family psychiatric history, stress, and adjustment difficulty) were assessed. Eighty-six mothers were included. Rates of significant depressive symptoms (EPDS ?1...
Factors associated with postpartum depression and abusive behavior in mothers with infants
Conclusions: The outcome of this study suggests that excessive worrying related to postpartum depression, 'fear of being abusive', and bonding difficulty are primary predictors of child abuse. Postpartum depression was not a predictor for abusive behavior after exclusion of the impact of bonding difficulties on abusive behavior. Therefore, the correlation between postpartum depression and abusive behavior identified in previous reports may have been influenced by bonding difficulties. (Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences)
My hormones are taking over!
Pregnancy hormones sustain your unborn baby?s development ? but they can play havoc with your emotions, causing mood swings and morning sickness while you?re a mum-to-be, and postnatal depression after the birth as hormone levels fall? (Source: Gurgle)
&#x03B1;8-Integrins are required for hippocampal long-term potentiation but not for hippocampal-dependent learning
Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane cell adhesion receptors that are essential for a wide range of biological functions via cell[ndash]matrix and cell[ndash]cell interactions. Recent studies have provided evidence that some of the subunits in the integrin family are involved in synaptic and behavioral plasticity. To further understand the role of integrins in the mammalian central nervous system, we generated a postnatal forebrain and excitatory neuron-specific knockout of [alpha]8-integrin in the mouse. Behavioral studies showed that the mutant mice are normal in multiple hippocampal-dependent learning tasks, including a T-maze, non-match-to-place working memory task for which other integrin subunits like [alpha]3- and [beta]1-integrin are required. In contrast, mice mutant for [alp...
Ob-Gyns Encouraged to Screen Women for Depression during and after Pregnancy
Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Related MedlinePlus Topic: Postpartum Depression (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression among women with preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a systematic review
Please cite this paper as: Vigod S, Villegas L, Dennis C-L, Ross L. Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression among women with preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a systematic review. BJOG 2010; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02493.x.Background Although much is known about the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD), the role of giving birth to a preterm or low-birth-weight infant has not been reviewed systematically.Objective To review systematically the prevalence and risk factors for PPD among women with preterm infants.Search strategy Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched from their start dates to August 2008 using keywords relevant to depression and prematurity.Selection criteria Peer-reviewed articles were eligible for inclusion if...
Prenatal Phthalate Exposure is Associated with Childhood Behavior and Executive Functioning
Conclusion: Behavioral domains adversely associated with prenatal exposure to LMW phthalates in our study are commonly found to be affected in children clinically diagnosed with Conduct or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. (Source: EHP-in-Press)
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Biobehavioral Reactivity to Pain in Newborns
Conclusions: Both cardiac autonomic and hypothalamic[ndash]pituitary[ndash]adrenal stress reactivity measures suggest a blunted response to an acute noxious event in alcohol-exposed newborns. This is supported by results on the Brazelton Neonatal Scale indicating reduced behavioral arousal in the exposed group. To our knowledge, these data provide the first biobehavioral examination of early pain reactivity in alcohol-exposed newborns and have important implications for understanding neuro-/biobehavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure in the newborn period. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)
Prenatal Phthalate Exposure is Associated with Childhood Behavior and Executive Functioning
Conclusion: Behavioral domains adversely associated with prenatal exposure to LMW phthalates in our study are commonly found to be affected in children clinically diagnosed with Conduct or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. (Source: EHP-in-Press)
Re: Postnatal Depression: A global public health perspective. Perspectives in Public Health (2009); 129(5):221-227
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Effects of an intensive depression-focused intervention for smoking cessation in pregnancy.
Conclusions: The results suggest that pregnant women with high levels of depressive symptoms may benefit from a depression-focused treatment in terms of improved abstinence and depressive symptoms, both of which could have a combined positive effect on maternal and child health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Thyroid function and postpartum mood disturbances in Greek women
Conclusion: Our findings indicate an association between the occurrence of postpartum mood disorders and antenatal thyroid function. Within normal limits, lower levels of serum FT3 and FT4 are associated with increased incidence of mood disturbances in the first postpartum week. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Anxiety, depression and saliva cortisol in women with a medical disorder during pregnancy
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;Anxiety and depression during pregnancy increase the risk for an adverse pregnancy outcome and neurodevelopmental problems in the child. The aim of this study was to investigate anxiety and depression in women with a medical disorder of pregnancy compared with control antenatal women, and any association with saliva cortisol. One hundred and twenty pregnant women (60 with a known medical disorder and 60 without, mean gestation 32&nbsp;weeks) completed five self-rating questionnaires (Spielberger State and Trait Anxiety, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Adult Wellbeing Scale and a Life Events Questionnaire). Diurnal saliva samples were obtained from 39 women with a medical disorder and 50 controls for cortisol analysis. The medical disorders group w...
Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention or Treatment of Perinatal Depression
Pharmacotherapy 30(2): 210-216 Abstract Perinatal depression is a complex mental health disorder that can manifest during pregnancy or after childbirth. Women with perinatal depression may not receive proper medical treatment because of concerns over teratogenic effects related to drug therapy. Evidence suggests that low levels of omega-3 fatty acids are correlated with depressive symptoms during pregnancy and after delivery. Omega-3 fatty acids may produce antidepressant effects due to their role in serotonin functioning. A literature search identified seven clinical trials of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention or treatment of perinatal depression. Depression rating scale scores used in the studies improved, but results were statistically significant in only three trials. Four studies...
Risk factors of paternal depression in the early postnatal period in Japan
This study investigated risk factors of depression in fathers at 4 weeks post-partum using a cross-sectional design. Mothers were recruited at the 4 week postnatal health check between March and July 2007. A total of 510 mothers agreed to participate in the study. One-hundred-and-fifty-six fathers and 181 mothers returned the questionnaires. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were filled out to assess depressive symptoms. There was no association between paternal and maternal depression. According to the logistic regression analysis, paternal depression was associated with employment status, history of psychiatric treatment, and unintended pregnancy. Of eight fathers with unstable employment, seven were temporary employees and...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Epigenetics, hippocampal neurogenesis, and neuropsychiatric disorders: unraveling the genome to understand the mind.
Authors: Hsieh J, Eisch AJ In mature, differentiated neurons in the central nervous system (CNS), epigenetic mechanisms - including DNA methylation, histone modification, and regulatory noncoding RNAs - play critical roles in encoding experience and environmental stimuli into stable, behaviorally-meaningful changes in gene expression. For example, epigenetic changes in mature hippocampal neurons have been implicated in learning and memory and in a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression. With all the recent (and warranted) attention given to epigenetic modifications in mature neurons, it is easy to forget that epigenetic mechanisms were initially described for their ability to promote differentiation and drive cell fate in embryonic and early postnatal development, ...
Maternal antenatal depression increases schizophrenia risk in vulnerable offspring
Maternal depression during pregnancy may additionally increase the risk for schizophrenia in offspring with a family history of psychosis, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Health Workers Trained To Take Emotions More Seriously May Prevent Depression Among Patients
For most women, having a baby is a joyful experience. But it is not unusual for new mothers to be hit by grief, anxiety and depression. Global figures suggest that between 13 and 16 percent of women giving birth for the first time are struck by depression. For the second birth, figures boost to a worrying 30-40 percent. Associate professor Kristin Akerjordet at the University of Stavanger, surveyed 250 postnatal women for her PhD thesis. Of the 30 women she interviewed, 15 had experienced depressive emotions in connection with pregnancy and birth... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes Among Women with Depression
Journal of Women's Health , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Journal of Women)
Ob-Gyns Encouraged To Screen Women For Depression During And After Pregnancy
Screening for depression during pregnancy and afterward benefits women, infants, and families, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College) and published in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Because pregnancy and the postpartum period are pivotal times to identify women suffering from depression, the College encourages ob-gyns to strongly consider screening for it. Clinical depression is common among reproductive-age women and is the leading cause of disability in women in the US each year... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Maternal antenatal depression increases schizophrenia risk in vulnerable offspring
Maternal depression during pregnancy may additionally increase the risk for schizophrenia in offspring with a family history of psychosis, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Depression More than a Postpartum Concern (CME/CE)
Screening women for depression during and after pregnancy should be strongly considered, according to new Ob/Gyn guidelines. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Depression More than a Postpartum Concern (CME/CE, with audio)
Screening women for depression during and after pregnancy should be strongly considered, according to new Ob/Gyn guidelines. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Screening for Postpartum Depression Can Be Beneficial
Many women experience depression during and after pregnancy and could benefit from screening and treatment, although there is not enough evidence to support a recommendation for universal screening, according to a committee opinion published in the February issue of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Experiences of postpartum depression among first-time mothers in mainland China
Conclusion. Cultural values need to be taken into account in order better to understand the causes, prevention, and diagnosis of postpartum depression, and care provision for women with this condition. Perinatal education could aim at improving a woman's resilience by enhancing her problem-solving ability and cognitive restructuring skills. Further studies could be carried out in other parts of China or other Asian countries to determine the transferability of the findings. (Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Postpartum Depression and Psychosis
Postpartum depression is a not uncommon condition that affects women after giving birth - and sometimes men as well. About Depression Guide Nancy Schimelpfenig has put together a wonderful resource guide to this troubling condition. People with bipolar disorder are at higher than average risk of developing postpartum depression, so if you have experienced serious "baby blues," or are about to give birth, this is something you should definitely take a look at. Postpartum psychosis is a very serious condition that has been linked to bipolar disorder. It's estimated that around four to eight thousand women experience postpartum psychosis annually in the United States alone. Pregnant women with bipolar disorder should know the symptoms of this dangerous illness and also make sure that their f...
Post-Partum Depression in the Community: a Qualitative Study From Rural South India. - Savarimuthu RJS, Ezhilarasu P, Charles H, Antonisamy B, Kurian S, Jacob KS.
Background: Post-partum depression, although heterogeneous, is often considered a medical disease when viewed from the biomedical perspective. However, recent reports from the Indian subcontinent have documented psychosocial causal factors. Method: This st... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Very Preterm Birth is Reduced in Women Receiving an Integrated Behavioral Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study examines whether an integrated behavioral intervention with proven efficacy in reducing psycho-behavioral risks (smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETSE), depression, and intimate partner violence (IPV)) in African-Americans is associated with improved pregnancy outcomes. A randomized controlled trial targeting risks during pregnancy was conducted in the District of Columbia. African-American women were recruited if reporting at least one of the risks mentioned above. Randomization to intervention or usual care was site and risk specific. Sociodemographic, health risk and pregnancy outcome data were collected. Data on 819 women, and their singleton live born infants were analyzed using an intent-to-treat approach. Bivariate analyses preceded a reduced logistica...
Parenting behaviour as a mediator between young children's negative emotionality and their anxiety/depression
The goal of this longitudinal study was to examine observed paternal and maternal control (psychological control and autonomy granting) and support (rejection and emotional warmth) as mediators of the relation between children's negative emotionality at 3.5 years of age and depression and anxiety problems at 4.5 years. For 35 children, 60-min unstructured parent-child interactions were rated at 4.5 years. Results indicated that maternal rejection mediated the relation between children's negative emotionality and their later anxiety/depression. Higher levels of child negative emotionality predicted more psychological control in mothers, but did not predict any parenting behaviours in fathers. Higher levels of paternal autonomy granting were associated with more child anxiety/depression. Une...
Age influences the effects of nicotine and monoamine oxidase inhibition on mood-related behaviors in rats
Conclusions&nbsp;&nbsp;There is an age-dependent effect of nicotine, alone and in combination with MAO inhibition, on mood-related behaviors. Whereas nicotine alone induces mood improvement in adults, it has no effect on adolescents. Nicotine combined with tranylcypromine has unique, age-dependent effects. Thus, experimental studies of smoking should consider both age and other tobacco constituents, such as MAO inhibitors, as critical factors. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original InvestigationDOI 10.1007/s00213-009-1760-8Authors Anne-Sophie Villégier, University of California Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Irvine CA 92697 USABrittney Gallager, University of California Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Irvine CA 92697 USAJon Heston, Univers...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Assessing Injuries with Proxies: Implications for Understanding Concurrent Relations and Behavioral Antecedents of Pediatric Injuries
Conclusions&nbsp;This study was the first to examine concurrent associations among minor injuries, close calls, and medically attended injuries. Prospective antecedents of each injury assessment were also examined. The present findings signify the importance of distinguishing between these different methods of assessing pediatric injury. The study also illustrated that different analytic strategies were needed to represent observed data of each outcome variable. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Schizophrenia in the Offspring of Antenatally Depressed Mothers in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort: Relationship to Family History of Psychosis [Articles]
Conclusions Maternal depressed mood during pregnancy per se is unlikely to increase the risk for schizophrenia in the offspring but may affect subjects with a family history for psychosis. This finding could be an example of a gene-environment or possibly a gene-gene interaction in the development of schizophrenia. Mothers' antenatal depression may act as additive factor for subjects vulnerable to schizophrenia. (Source: Am J Psychiatry)
Occupational lifestyle diseases: An emerging issue
Sharma Mukesh, Majumdar P KIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009 13(3):109-112Lifestyle diseases characterize those diseases whose occurrence is primarily based on the daily habits of people and are a result of an inappropriate relationship of people with their environment. The main factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, physical inactivity, wrong body posture, and disturbed biological clock. A report, jointly prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Economic Forum, says India will incur an accumulated loss of $236.6 billion by 2015 on account of unhealthy lifestyles and faulty diet. According to the report, 60&#x0025; of all deaths worldwide in 2005 (35 million) resulted from noncommunicable diseases and accounted ...
A prospective longitudinal study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from childbirth events.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to demonstrate the occurrence of full criteria PTSD resulting from childbirth after controlling for pre-existing PTSD and partial PTSD and clinically significant depression and anxiety in pregnancy. The findings indicate that PTSD can result from a traumatic birth experience, though this is not the normative response. PMID: 20059799 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Psychological Medicine)
Changes in antidepressant metabolism in pregnancy evidenced by metabolic ratios in hair: A novel approach
Conclusion: It is important that variations in drug metabolism during pregnancy be considered as these changes may necessitate a dosage adjustment to ensure that therapeutic failure does not occur during pregnancy. (Source: Forensic Science International)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Before or after birth, gene linked to mental health has different effects
Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Factors determining HIV viral testing of infants in the context of mother-to-child transmission
Conclusion: Various determinants of acceptance of participation in HIV viral testing of infants in the context of PMTCT were identified that can guide infant testing and diagnosis counselling and support services of PMTCT programmes. (Source: Acta Paediatrica)
The utility of screening for perinatal depression in the second trimester among Chinese: a three-wave prospective longitudinal study
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper aims to study the pattern of perinatal depressive symptomatology and determine the predictive power of second trimester perinatal depressive symptoms for future perinatal periods. A population-based sample of 2,178 women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in the second and third trimesters and at 6&nbsp;weeks postpartum. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to determine the EPDS scores across three stages. The predictive power of the second trimester EPDS score in identifying women with an elevated EPDS score in the third trimester and at 6&nbsp;weeks postpartum were determined. The predictive power of the second trimester EPDS score was further assessed using stepwise logistic regression and receiver operator characteristic curves....
Help! I've fallen for a much younger man
The Guardian's Evolutionary Agony Aunt Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problemsHe's young and fitFrom Nicola, age 37I began a bit of fun with a much younger man a while ago, and six months later we are both as keen as ever. Although I don't necessarily feel I'm looking for a partner for life, he's probably one of the most amazing boyfriends I've ever had. The thing that makes him most special to me is that he places feelings and being caring higher than anything else, and I have spent many years struggling with my background of an over-intellectual, under-emotionally-functional family and gone through a slow painful process of re-learning emotionally. I don't know if I am more rattled about our ages than I want to be (I am 37, he is 22). Would I b...
Does progesterone or progestogen supplementation prevent postnatal depression?
Source: East Anglia Medicines Information Service Area: Evidence > Medicines Q & A In a small number of studies progesterone supplementation prevented recurrence of postnatal depression, however there is insufficient evidence to support the use of progesterone or synthetic progestogens in the prevention of postnatal depression. Norethisterone may increase the risk of postnatal depression. The use of other synthetic progestogens, such as levonorgestrel and medroxyprogesterone in the treatment of postnatal depression has not been studied. Progesterone has not been compared with antidepressants in the treatment of postnatal depression. (Source: NeLM - Medicines Q & A)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
An Exercise and Education Program Improves Well-Being of New Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
CONCLUSIONS:/b&gt; A physical therapy exercise and health education program is effective in improving postnatal well-being. Routine use of this program may reduce longer-term problems such as postnatal depression. PMID: 20056720 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Physical Therapy)
Anxiety and depression in hyperemesis gravidarum: prevalence, risk factors and correlation with clinical severity
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate prevalence, risk factors and clinical severity correlates of anxiety and depression caseness in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).Study design: A prospective study of self-assessment using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was performed. Women at their first hospitalization for HG were recruited as soon as possible after hospital admission. Cut-off at the score of 7/8 was used for both the anxiety and depression subscales of HADS to denote anxiety and depression caseness respectively. Risk factors for anxiety and depression caseness were identified using Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Mann?Whitney's U-test or the Student's t-test. Multivariable logistic regression analysis incorporating all co-variables with crude P (Source: European Journ...
Before or After Birth, Gene Linked to Mental Health Has Different Effects-1/5/10
Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Post-Partum Depression in the Community: a Qualitative Study From Rural South India
Conclusion: Many social and cultural factors have a major impact on post-partum depression. Post-partum depression, when viewed from a biomedical framework, fails to acknowledge the role of context in the production of emotional distress in the post-partum period. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Before Or After Birth, Gene Linked To Mental Health Has Different Effects
Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders. The findings, reported online Jan... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Maternal fatigue and its relationship to the caregiving environment.
The objective of this study was to examine the role maternal fatigue played in the caregiving environment, specifically in the mother?s experience of the daily hassles of parenting, the discipline style she employed, and how she monitored her child?s whereabouts. Two-hundred sixty-two mothers participated in this study: 103 mothers with multiple sclerosis (MS), 68 mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and a comparison group of 91 well mothers. Mothers completed questionnaires assessing their self-reported levels of fatigue, depression, quality and quantity of sleep, parenting daily hassles, discipline styles, and monitoring. After sleep, depression, and number of children were controlled for, fatigue explained additional variance in predicting monitoring for all three groups of mothe...
Before or after birth, gene linked to mental health has different effects
(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Maternal Depression and the Quality of Marital Relationship: A 14-Year Prospective Study
Journal of Women's Health Dec 2009, Vol. 18, No. 12: 2023-2031. (Source: Journal of Women)
Resilience After Hurricane Katrina Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Conclusion: Many pregnant and postpartum women are resilient from the mental health consequences of disaster, and perceive benefits after a traumatic experience. Certain aspects of experiencing disaster reduce resilience, but may increase perceived benefit. (Source: Womens Health Issues)
Similar withdrawal severity in adolescents and adults in a rat model of alcohol dependence
This study, in combination with previous reports on ethanol withdrawal in adolescents and adults, suggests only a BEC-dependent effect of ethanol on withdrawal severity regardless of age. (Source: Alcohol)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Routine Screening for Postnatal Depression Not Cost-Effective
Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care, as recommended by recent guidelines, does not appear to be cost-effective, a new British study suggests. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Perceived Satisfaction With Social Support and Depressive Symptoms in Perinatal Latinas
Conclusion: Dissatisfaction with certain sources of support is related to high risk for PPD. Practice: Health care providers should assess levels and sources of social support as part of their PPD screening. (Source: Journal of Transcultural Nursing)
Prevalence of Negative Birth Perception, Disaffirmation, Perinatal Trauma Symptoms, and Depression Among Postpartum Women
CONCLUSIONS. New case prevalence of negative birth perceptions (9.6:100), perinatal trauma symptoms (10.2:100), disaffirmation (8.6:100), and depression (15.7:100) are greater than other prominent high burden diseases. Variables were significantly correlated.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Findings reinforce the need for psychiatric liaison advanced practice nurses caring for childbearing women, including roles for detection/screening, educating professionals in communication, legislative/advocacy for funding, and further research. (Source: Perspectives In Psychiatric Care)
Risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: a systematic review
The purpose of this study was to evaluate risk factors for antepartum depressive symptoms that can be assessed in routine obstetric care. We evaluated articles in the English-language literature from 1980 through 2008. Studies were selected if they evaluated the association between antepartum depressive symptoms and ?1 risk factors. For each risk factor, 2 blinded, independent reviewers evaluated the overall trend of evidence. In total, 57 studies met eligibility criteria. Maternal anxiety, life stress, history of depression, lack of social support, unintended pregnancy, Medicaid insurance, domestic violence, lower income, lower education, smoking, single status, and poor relationship quality were associated with a greater likelihood of antepartum depressive symptoms in bivariate analyse...
[Mother-child agreement and its influencing factors in children with and without depression.]
Conclusions: Age and psychiatric illness of the examined person influences agreement, which finding may well be important in practice. PMID: 20031524 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Orvosi Hetilap)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Mothers With Controlling Partners may be More Likely to Have Persistent Rather Than Incident Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression affects approximately 13% of new mothers during their first year after pregnancy and is related to interpersonal, marital, family, and community impairment. Maternal depression?defined as depression among women that develops during the postpartum period yet remains undetected and persistent?may also negatively affect the social and cognitive development of children, especially when prolonged. Although many researchers have examined risk factors for maternal depression, few have considered the experience of abuse and effects on long-term health. Blabey et al. speculated, based on a literature review, that persistent depression may be more likely a factor among women in abusive, dysfunctional relationships with intimate partners. (Source: Journal of midwifery & wom...
Routine Screening For Postnatal Depression Not Cost Effective, UK
Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care - as recommended in recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - do not appear to represent value for money for the NHS, concludes a study published on bmj.com. The results suggest that both the NICE guidance and widespread current practice should be reviewed. More than one in 10 women suffer from postnatal depression six weeks after giving birth, yet fewer than half of cases are detected in routine clinical practice... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Routine Screening For Postnatal Depression Not Cost Effective, UK
Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care - as recommended in recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - do not appear to represent value for money for the NHS, concludes a study published on bmj.com. The results suggest that both the NICE guidance and widespread current practice should be reviewed... (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)
Routine Screening For Postnatal Depression Not Cost Effective, UK
Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care - as recommended in recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - do not appear to represent value for money for the NHS, concludes a study published on bmj.com. The results suggest that both the NICE guidance and widespread current practice should be reviewed... (Source: Depression News From Medical News Today)
Depression Screen Not Cost-Effective (CME/CE)
Routine screening for postpartum depression in the primary care setting is not cost-effective, modelling showed. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Screening for postnatal depression in primary care: cost effectiveness analysis
Objective To evaluate the cost effectiveness of routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care. Design Cost effectiveness analysis with a decision model of alternative methods of... (Source: BMJ Online First)
Study Evaluates Postnatal Depression Screening
Routine screening for postnatal depression is not cost-effective, largely because of the expense incurred in treating women with an incorrect postnatal depression diagnosis, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in BMJ. (Source: Modern Medicine)
From nature versus nurture, via nature and nurture, to gene × environment interaction in mental disorders
Abstract&nbsp;&nbsp;It is now generally accepted that complex mental disorders are the results of interplay between genetic and environmental factors. This holds out the prospect that by studying G&nbsp;×&nbsp;E interplay we can explain individual variation in vulnerability and resilience to environmental hazards in the development of mental disorders. Furthermore studying G&nbsp;×&nbsp;E findings may give insights in neurobiological mechanisms of psychiatric disorder and so improve individualized treatment and potentially prevention. In this paper, we provide an overview of the state of field with regard to G&nbsp;×&nbsp;E in mental disorders. Strategies for G&nbsp;×&nbsp;E research are introduced. G&nbsp;×&nbsp;E findings from selected mental disorders with onset in childhood o...
Fathers face postnatal depression too | Richard Adams
My new son has turned my life upside down ? but for some men becoming a parent can lead to mental illnessSince my son was born at the end of last year I've had many, many opportunities to realise how lucky I've been. Not only is he an utter joy to be around but he's also a happy, healthy, bouncing little boy who eats pretty much everything and sleeps easily. Even the arrival of teeth has, so far, been relatively untraumatic ? nothing worse than a couple of days discomfort and some teething gel.I know I've been lucky because I know how easily things could have been different. Friends with kids exchange horror stories about the colicky babies who can't sleep for longer than two hours at a time, for months on end. The ones who will scream for hours every night after being put to bed. The ...
Maternal Trait Anxiety, Emotional Distress, and Salivary Cortisol in Pregnancy.
Authors: Pluess M, Bolten M, Pirke KM, Hellhammer D Animal models suggest that stress-induced hormonal changes in the mother during pregnancy lead to enduring changes in the fetus and empirical links between prenatal maternal stress and negative child development have been discerned repeatedly in human studies. But the role of heritable personality traits has received little attention in the latter work. The goal of the current study was to investigate the relationship between maternal personality, psychological measures of maternal distress and maternal salivary cortisol during pregnancy. Maternal reports of personality (16 PF) and stress-related psychological measures (depression, pregnancy related anxiety, perceived stress, negative life events) as well as salivary cortisol samples ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Scattershot: My Bipolar Family
It was back in the &#8217;50s. One day my friend&#8217;s mother just disappeared. That Sunday as they gathered in the church parking lot, the other mothers whispered. My friend stood next to me and cried. Finally, one of the more outspoken moms broke away from the mom-huddle and put her arms around the girl. &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Your mom has a sickness in her mind and is in the hospital. She?ll be back in a few months good as new. But don&#8217;t talk about it. People don?t talk about mental sickness.&#8221; As absurd as that tableau may seem today, it comforted my friend. At least she knew her mom would come back. She did; drugged up and passive, but there. She seemed to sleepwalk through her days for the next couple of years but then gradually became some...
A Comparative Study of Sleep Quality Between Pregnant and Nonpregnant Taiwanese Women
Conclusions: This cross-sectional study provides preliminary evidence that pregnant women suffer significantly more poor sleep quality than nonpregnant women, and that sleep quality of pregnant women was related to stress and depression. Clinical Relevance: Evaluation for sleep quality and depression should be part of routine prenatal check-ups. Information on women's sleep quality, stress, and depressive status can be used to individualize interventions for pregnancy-associated sleep disorder. (Source: Journal of Nursing Scholarship)
Subtypes of postnatal depression? A comparison of women with recurrent and de novo postnatal depression
Conclusions: Although these results do not provide support for the proposed subtypes of PND, they highlight encouraging new avenues for cognitively based preventative interventions. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)
Preventing postpartum depression part I: a review of biological interventions
Source: DARE Area: Evidence > Disease Focused Reviews CRD Summary: This review found no evidence that biological interventions (antidepressant drugs, hormones and supplements) administered during pregnancy or after birth were effective in preventing postnatal depression. The review had methodological weaknesses, but the author's conclusions reflected the limited evidence found and seem likely to be reliable. [Biological interventions were not defined explicitly, but included studies that evaluated antidepressants, hormones and supplements (calcium and docosahexaenoic acid).] CRD Commentary: This review had broad inclusion criteria for participants, interventions and outcomes. No inclusion criteria were specified for study design, so the review was not limited to the most relevant evid...
Factors influencing parenting in early childhood: a prospective longitudinal study focusing on change
Conclusions Programmes aiming to improve parental health and social support are likely to return greater dividends with regard to improving parenting than programmes that aim to reduce family poverty. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Maternal Inheritance of Racemism in the Terrestrial Snail Bradybaena similaris
This study demonstrates that the consistent production of both enantiomorphs is determined by a maternal effect of a recessive allele, which probably randomizes the polarity. In snails that copulate simultaneously and reciprocally, a left&ndash;right reversed strain cannot usually be established or rescued from inbreeding depression by ad hoc outbreeding because a rarely found single mutant cannot reproduce due to great difficulties of mating with the wild type and selfing. Moreover, the rare recessive homozygote cannot easily be detected because it often exhibits the wild-type phenotype in maternal inheritance and breeding difficulty hampers genotyping it by phenotyping its progeny. The present strain established by virtue of rare advantages will, therefore, provide unique opportunities t...
Maternal depression and socio-economic status moderate the parenting style/child obesity association.
CONCLUSIONS: Maternal depression and SES interact with permissive parenting style to predict child obesity. Future research should examine the relationship among these variables using a longitudinal design. PMID: 19968899 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Mind: Postpartum Depression Strikes Fathers, Too
The effects of postpartum depression in men can be every bit as disruptive as occurs with women. (Source: NYT &gt; Health)
LTD and LTP at the Developing Retinogeniculate Synapse
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether retinal activity can support long-term changes in synaptic strength in the developing dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of thalamus. To test for this we made use of a rodent in vitro explant preparation in which retinal afferents and the intrinsic circuitry of the LGN remain intact. We repetitively stimulated the optic tract with a tetanus protocol that approximated the temporal features of spontaneous retinal waves. We found the amplitude of extracellular field potentials evoked by retinal stimulation changed significantly after tetanus and that the polarity of these alterations was related to postnatal age. At a time when substantial pruning of retinal connections occurs (postnatal day 1 [P1] to P14), high-frequency stimulat...

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