The study results reveal that this standardized acupuncture for depression protocol could be a viable option for
treating depression during pregnancy.
Counseling helps prevent and
treat depression during pregnancy and after childbirth.
Not exact matches
A neuroactive steroid whose levels increase dramatically
during pregnancy and then fall rapidly after delivery is reported to be effective in
treating post-partum
depression.
With the controversy regarding the use of some antidepressants
during pregnancy, many women are interested in other ways to help
treat depression.
«Recent experience with group therapy has shown promise in
treating depression or anxiety
during pregnancy, with effects that extend to the wellbeing of both mother and baby.»
As reproductive psychiatrists who specialize in
treating women who suffer from
depression and anxiety
during pregnancy and the postpartum, we see far too many tearful new mothers for whom breastfeeding is a source of self - recrimination.
The most common drugs for
treating depression in pregnant women are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and up until 2005, one drug in that class — paroxetine — was considered to be safe for use
during pregnancy.
Being provided information and being screened
during pregnancy and the postpartum period normalizes these disorders as real clinical disorders and catches problems
during pregnancy so women can be
treated early, reducing the incidence of pre-term birth and likelihood of postpartum
depression.
Approximately 10 % of women experience
depression during pregnancy, and studies show that women who have been
treated for
depression before
pregnancy are more likely to experience
depression during pregnancy.
I
treat women
during pregnancy and postpartum who are experiencing
depression and anxiety to make a full recovery and return to a happy, healthy life with their new baby.
I have specialized training in
treating depression during and after
pregnancy.
Screening and treatment for
depression should begin
during pregnancy, because as many as 50 % of women with postpartum
depression report symptoms of
depression before parturition.50 Health care professionals who provide obstetric care, ie, family physicians and obstetricians, have an obligation to
treat pregnant women with depressive symptoms and / or to refer them to mental health care providers.