Lifestyle factors, which include the practices we adopt in our daily life, have a significant role
in shaping our overall health. These lifestyle choices are mainly centered on personal …

Sleep disturbance is increasingly recognized as an important, but understudied, mechanism
in the complex and multi-factorial causation of the symptoms and functional disability …

Women with psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period (ie, perinatal
period) are at increased risk for adverse maternal and child outcomes. Effective treatment of …

Context Psychiatric disorders and substance use during pregnancy are associated with
adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring. Information about the epidemiology of …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the evidence base for the efficacy of
light therapy in treating mood disorders. METHOD: The authors systematically searched …

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a central role in the regulation of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis, ie, the final common pathway in the stress …

Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the US
each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health …

Bright light therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has been investigated and applied
for over 20 years. Physicians and clinicians are increasingly confident that bright light …

Background Postpartum depression is a major health issue for many women from diverse
cultures. While pharmacological interventions are an effective treatment for depression …

The stress response is mediated by the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) system.
Activity of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the hypothalamic …