This episode of Psych Matters is the second of three looking at perinatal mental illness.
In this episode, Professor Anne Buist is joined by Professor Megan Galbally, Dr Adaobi Udechuku and Dr Rebecca Hill to discuss the latest research on perinatal mental illness and management challenges including medication for pregnant and lactating women.
References:
Burger, H; Verbeek, T; Aris-Meijer, J et al. 2019 Effects of psychological treatment of mental health problems in pregnancy women to protect their offspring: randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry
Galbally, M; Snellen, M (2020) Providing the Evidence for Managing Depression In Pregnancy. Pediatrics
Galbally, M; Crabb, C; Snellen, M. (2018) Designing research that can untangle the effects in pregnancy of pharmacological treatments for mental disorders. Lancet Psychiatry
Galbally, M; Frayne, J; Watson, S; Snellen, M. (2018) Psychopharmacological Prescribing Practices in Pregnancy for Women with Severe Mental Illness: a multicentre study. European Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Galbally, M; Watson, S; Boyce, P; Nguyen, T; Lewis, A. (2020) The mother, the infant and the mother infant relationship: What is the impact of antidepressant medication in pregnancy. Journal of Affective Disorders
Matthey, S. 2009 Are we overpathologising motherhood? Journal of Affective Disorders
Singal, S; Chateau, Struck, S et al. 2020 In Utero Antidepressants and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Kindergarteners. Pediatrics
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