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Pregnancy and Medications: A Personal Essay from Dr. Helen Kim in JAMA - Tue, 15 May 2012
In this essay published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Helen Kim (an alumna of the CWMH) discusses the challenges of treating women with severe psychiatric illness during pregnancy: “Would a physician tell a pregnant woman with epilepsy, ‘Stop your meds and ride out the seizures until you deliver’? Are the medications [...]
Exposure to Antidepressants During Pregnancy and Risk of ADHD in the Offspring - Mon, 07 May 2012
Antenatal exposure to Wellbutrin (bupropion) does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of malformations in the exposed infant; however, it is not known if exposure to Wellbutrin during pregnancy has any effect on the child’s neurobehavioral development. In a study from Figueroa and colleagues published in 2010, insurance claims data from 38,704 [...]
Breastfeeding and Benzodiazepines: Good News - Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Clinically significant anxiety symptoms are common during the postpartum period and frequently complicate the treatment of postpartum depression. While SSRIs are indicted for the treatment anxiety symptoms, especially when they co-occur with depression, many women may need to use a benzodiazepine for managing more severe symptoms of anxiety or insomnia. An early study from Birnbaum [...]
Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure and Neuromotor Performance - Wed, 25 Apr 2012
While a handful of studies have assessed the risk for congenital malformations in infants exposed to antipsychotic agents, there is even less information regarding neonatal outcome in this population. In 1992, it was first reported that infants exposed to first-generation antipsychotic medications exhibited increased muscle tone, tremulousness, and poor motor functioning when assessed within a [...]
NAMS Supports the Use of Hormone Therapy in Perimenopausal and Recently Postmenopausal Women - Wed, 21 Mar 2012
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has updated its 2010 recommendations regarding the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) based on evidence accumulated subsequent to the previous report. In the decade since the first publication of the results from the Women’s Health Initiative, we have accumulated evidence to indicate that multiple factors influence the effects [...]
