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  • Volume 10
  • Number 1
  • January 2012

FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages3–14

Psychiatric illness can occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Not only will the mother feel distressed but also these illnesses can cause direct and indirect harm to the baby as well as create long-term negative consequences

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.3

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages15–21

The postpartum period is a time of increased vulnerability for depression in women. Women with a prior psychiatric history are at increased risk for postpartum depression. Other risk factors include psychological, social, and biological contributions.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.15

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages22–27

The menopausal transition is often marked by physical symptoms (e.g., vasomotor and sexual) and is sometimes accompanied by emotional changes that follow the decline in ovarian functioning. Although the absolute majority of women experience a smooth ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.22

REVIEW

INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages45–47

This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.45

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages51–66

Mood disorders disproportionately affect women across the lifespan. Mood disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period are common and have profound implications for women and their children. These include obstetric and neonatal complications, impaired ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.51

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages67–77

Objective: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use during pregnancy incurs a low absolute risk for major malformations; however, other adverse outcomes have been reported. Major depression also affects reproductive outcomes. This study examined ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.67

Publication date: 01 January 2012

Pages90–101

Five percent of menstruating women have severe premenstrual symptoms and impairment of functioning defined as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Clinically significant premenstrual symptoms occur in at least an additional 20% of menstruating women. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.1.90

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