by Katherine Stone |
A study published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders has examined 16 different studies and concludes that there is little consistent evidence that theChinese postpartum custom of confinement or "doing the month" reduces postpartum... by Katherine Stone |
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Maternal Health Lab is currently conducting an internet-based survey on postpartum mental health and is seeking 500 postpartum women who have had a child within the last year and are at least 18 years old to participate. The survey... by Katherine Stone |
Time's John Cloud hasa piece todayon preventing mental illness.Here's a tidbit: "Earlier this year, the National Academies — an organization of experts who investigate science for the Federal Government — released a 500-page report, nearly two years in... by Katherine Stone |
Therese Borchard over at Beyond Blue has taken a look at how Vitamin D deficiencies — which many of us have these days — can impact mental health. She writes that, according to the Vitamin D Council's website, there is epidemiological evidence that... by Katherine Stone |
For anyone with postpartum depression or psychosis whoneeds inpatient psychiatric care, Psych Central has just published the helpful"Inpatient Psychiatric Questions & Tips". This is great, because I know when I was hospitalized briefly I had no idea what... by Katherine Stone |
From the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Newsletter: A study in the June 2009 edition of the journal Pediatrics examines the feasibility of screening for maternal depression as a standard part of well-child care, and looks at the prevalence and incidence of maternal...