Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder/agoraphobia, social anxiety
disorder, and others) are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, and are associated with a …

Background Patients suffering from depression experience significant mood, anxiety, and
cognitive symptoms. Currently, most antidepressants work by altering neurotransmitter …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders in pregnant and postpartum
women and identify predictors accounting for variability across estimates. Data Sources: An …

Importance Depression is a source of substantial burden for individuals and their families,
including women during the pregnant and postpartum period. Objective To systematically …

Depression is a common complication of pregnancy and the postpartum period. There are
multiple risk factors for peripartum mood disorders, most important of which is a prior history …

Background There has been concern that exposure to lithium early in pregnancy may be
associated with a marked increase in the risk of Ebstein's anomaly (a right ventricular …

Importance The frequency of antipsychotic (AP) use during pregnancy has approximately
doubled during the last decade. However, little is known about their safety for the developing …

Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication in pregnancy are an ongoing challenge
for clinicians and women with mental health problems, owing to the uncertainties around …

Importance The association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
antidepressant use during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the …

Importance Evidence for the fetal safety of ondansetron, a 5-HT 3 receptor antagonist that is
commonly prescribed for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, is limited and conflicting …