Postpartum Psychiatric Disorder Risk in Women with Past Pregnancy Loss
According to researchers from the Veteran's Administration at the Puget Sound Health Care System, women with a medical history of pregnancy loss are at increased risk for psychiatric conditions after birth.
... read more »
Prenatal Exposure to Glucocorticoids: Risk of Mental Health Issues
Obstetricians commonly administer a certain steroid to pregnant women expected to give birth prematurely, but a new study shows this medication may increase the child's risk for behavioral and emotional problems later in life.
... read more »
Transitioning from Pregnancy to Motherhood: The Psychological State
Researchers from Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in Iran recently published a study on the psychological changes that occur between pregnancy and early motherhood. The study was published in the journal Asia-Pacific Psychiatry.
... read more »
Terrorism and Fertility
You don't have to experience a terrorist attack firsthand in order to feel its effects profoundly. It touches every element of life, often with lasting effects.
... read more »
Teens' Happy Moods Contagious Like the Flu
A recent study of teenage moods discovered a happy ending: negative moods do not spread among teenage friends but happy moods are contagious, just like the flu.
... read more »
Autistic Children Sometimes Bond More Closely with Family Dog
Gretchen Carlise is a doctoral candidate at the Center for Human-Animal Interaction. Her dissertation explores the many ways a family dog can enhance the lives of autistic children.
... read more »
Pregnancy Linked to Mental Health Conditions in Female Vets
U.S. female veterans who become pregnant may be at increased risk for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to researchers at Yale University School of Medicine.
... read more »
Women Are Meant to Have Children
There is no doubt about the mental stress caused by infertility. Women
who try to conceive and hit the brick wall of infertility face stress,
depression, anxiety and other mental side effects – this is something
researchers already know.
... read more »