Now there are a few biomarkers for us to measure and study.

The truth is that protecting my peace is the glue that held me together postpartum.

Yes! The future is here, but remember these tests do NOT tell you what medications will work.

We feel angry when you’re resenting someone and we feel resentment in response to two things:

If I could tell my younger self one thing it would be that relationships are not supposed to feel like asteroids colliding.

SSRIs do not increase the risk of miscarriage. Depression does increase the risk of miscarriage.

Before you respond, hear me out. This question touches on a lot of issues.

The key to healing is connection.

90% of women with regular menstrual cycles report unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms before menstruation. 

What is Zuranolone? The first and only oral FDA approved medication for postpartum depression. 

ostpartum rage is well described in the general population, but not in research. There are many articles on managing postpartum rage.

Sertraline or Zoloft is kind of a favorite medication of mine (and most psychiatrists).

Bioidentical hormones are not all FDA approved. In fact, the compounded Bioidentical hormones probably never will be FDA approved because

As a teacher, I simply teach reproductive psychiatry as the standard of care because that’s how it SHOULD be.

We don’t have all the answers about ketamine at this time, but it sure is exciting to see this field grow

The one exception is Depakote or Valproic acid.

Up to 50% of postpartum women experience what is commonly referred to as postpartum “blues,”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked air pollution as one of the major environmental health risks

In order for it to “count” as depression, there has to be impairment in function.

They also estimated that SAHMs in 2011 should make 115k annually. With inflation, imagine what that number is now.