Women going through menopause frequently experience vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbances, significantly influencing their quality of life. Hormonal therapy has been demonstrated to be beneficial in treating …
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Priya Rani, Dua Zehra, Malaika Mansoor, Payal Rani
No increased risk of postpartum major depression (PPMD) was reported in women conceiving through assisted reproductive technologies (ART). However, ART may be associated with a higher risk of parenting difficulties in women with PPMD. In 359 women …
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Florence Gressier, Antonia Mezzacappa, Nine Glangeaud-Freudenthal, Bruno Falissard, Emmanuelle Corruble, Anne-Laure Sutter-Dallay
Both syndromic and subsyndromal episodes of psychiatric disorders are common during and after pregnancy and are associated with adverse consequences for the mother and her baby. Despite remarkable opportunities for the detection of at-risk women …
Author:
Verinder Sharma
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09-03-2024 | Mood Disorders | Original Article
There is increasing evidence to suggest that across child bearing years, women with mental health disorders may disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV), with the experiences of IPV potentially associated with impacts on their …
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Megan Galbally, Stuart Watson, Kelli MacMillan, Katherine Sevar, Louise M Howard
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected physical and psychological health worldwide. Pregnant women were likely more vulnerable to mental health difficulties due to the significant social, psychological, and hormonal changes they …
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Katherine Séguin, Eva Suarthana, Michele L. Okun, Mariam Atoui, Kim L. Lavoie, Catherine M. Herba
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01-03-2024 | Pre-Eclampsia | Original Article
Women in their reproductive years are commonly prescribed dexamphetamine (DEX) for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Australia (Kittel-Schneider et al. 2021 ; Oei et al. 2012 ). The safety of DEX in pregnancy has …
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Danielle J. Russell, Caitlin S. Wyrwoll, David B. Preen, Erin Kelty
The widespread increase in women’s labor force in the 1970 and 1980 s led most developed countries to adopt national maternity leave policies to support parents in their efforts to care for newborns while remaining attached to the labor market …
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Marie-Pier Larose, Catherine Haeck, Pierre Lefebvre, Philip Merrigan
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26-02-2024 | Anxiety | Original Article
Maternal–infant relationship dysfunction has been reported as an important perinatal mental health issue (Brockington 2004 ) and is termed bonding failure or disorder. Some mothers experience feelings of rejection or anger toward their children …
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Hitomi Kanekasu, Yachiyo Shiraiwa, Shu Taira, Hiroko Watanabe
Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a relatively uncommon yet severe psychiatric disorder occurring in approximately one to two per 1,000 deliveries (VanderKruik et al. 2017 ). PP typically occurs within the first few weeks after childbirth, usually with …
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Lauren A. Kobylski, Miranda H. Arakelian, Marlene P. Freeman, Margaret L. Gaw, Lee S. Cohen, Rachel Vanderkruik
Menopause signifies the permanent cessation of ovarian function, which represents a critical stage characterized by significant changes in hormonal and menstrual patterns, as well as a range of physiological and psychosocial symptoms. The most …
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Luodan Hu, Sirui Yu, Yiru Liao, Wanshi Liang, Hongyan Yang, Jian Liu, Yang Li, Fangping Cheng, Xiaoyun Wang, Guangning Nie
Extensive research has documented the significant burden of mental disorders among females (Otten et al. 2021 ; GBD 2019 Mental Disorders Collaborators 2022 ), but available evidence is often limited to cross-sectional studies exploring prevalence …
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Diksha Sapkota, James Ogilvie, Susan Dennison, Carleen Thompson, Troy Allard
Early motherhood is a transformative period accompanied by specific concerns about infant safety which may significantly contribute to maternal anxiety (Pawluski et al. 2017 ). One in 10 women experiences postpartum anxiety that can adversely …
Authors:
Kaytlin Krutsch, Levi Campbell, Teresa Baker, Palika Datta
As Wisława Szymborska writes “ When a child is born, the world is never ready ”. Working mothers’ (WMs) participation in the labor market is increasing. Returning to work (RTW) after maternity leave is a complex event for working women, which is …
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Sebastiano Rapisarda, Valentina Santoro, Laura Dal Corso
International migration is a major global trend. According to data from the United Nations, a total of 280.6 million people migrated worldwide in the year 2020, with women constituting 48.1% of this population, which underscores the pronounced …
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Amira Trabsa, Francesc Casanovas, Víctor Pérez, Ana Moreno, Benedikt Amann, Anna Mané
Major depressive disorders (MDD) and bipolar disorders (BD) are the most severe mood disorders in adulthood. These disorders are frequent (more than 5% of the general population) and affect mainly young people and women, namely women of …
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Raoul Belzeaux, Florence Gressier, Ludivine Boudieu, Adeline Arnould, Elsa Moreau, Julia Pastol, Eleni Tzavara, Anne Laure Sutter-Dallay, Ludovic Samalin
Gender differences in psychotic spectrum disorders have been studied in relation to multiple aspects, being the late onset in women the most stablish finding. Moreover, other variables such as incidence, comorbidity, symptoms, course, and …
Authors:
Vera Carbonell-Aranda, Jesús Herrera-Imbroda, Berta Moreno-Küstner, José Guzmán-Parra
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15-02-2024 | Infanticide | Original Article
Domestic violence (DV) is a highly correlated risk factor of maternal filicide and should potentially be viewed as a precursor (Friedman et al. 2005 ). Infanticide is the murder of an infant under 1 year old, whereas filicide refers to the death of …
Several studies have found gender differences regarding the course and prognosis of the first-episode psychosis (FEP) (Ochoa et al. 2012 ; Riecher-Rössler et al. 2018 ; Seeman 2021 ). Males compared to females appear to have an earlier age at onset …
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Victoria Espinosa, Naomi Naides, Raquel López-Carrilero, Regina Vila-Badia, Alícia Colomer-Salvans, Ana Barajas, María Luisa Barrigón, Irene Birulés, Anna Butjosa, Luciana Díaz-Cutraro, Núria Del Cacho, Eva Frigola-Capell, Fermín González-Higueras, Eva Grasa, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Zotes, Esther Lorente-Rovira, Berta Moreno-Kustner, Trinidad Pélaez, Esther Pousa, Isabel Ruiz-Delgado, Clara Serra-Arumí, Marina Verdaguer-Rodríguez, Judith Usall, Susana Ochoa, Group Profep Spanish Metacognition Group
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13-02-2024 | COVID-19 | Original Article
Understanding the association between residential settings and mental well-being has been a subject of interdisciplinary research in recent years (Curtis 2010 ). Several studies have investigated mental health disparities between rural and urban …
