Tagged With "Depression"

National Public Radio aired a special series last week entitled WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AT KEY STAGES IN LIFE: How Puberty, Pregnancy, and Perimenopause Affect Mental Health. Topics included: How Puberty, Pregnancy, and Perimenopause Impact Women’s Mental Health A “Lifeline” for Doctors Helps them Treat Postpartum Depression As Menopause Nears, Be Aware It Can Trigger Depression and Anxiety We Answer Your Questions about Perimenopause Menopause Starts Younger than You Think: Here’s What You...

"There's this kind of myth that women couldn't possibly be depressed during pregnancy, [that] this is such a happy time," says Jennifer Payne, a psychiatrist and the director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins University. "The reality is that a lot of women struggle with anxiety and depression during pregnancy as well as during the postpartum period." It's important that women seek treatment, says Payne, because depression during and after pregnancy (called perinatal...

From the Foster and Kinship Care Education Services Program. Visit the registration page for more information. The Foster and Kinship Care Education Services program presents a workshop where Nurse Dorothy and her young adult daughter will provide an overview to the concerns of stress, and how it affects the developing brain and the increased likelihood for depression, anxiety and suicidality- and importantly-methods for coping. Participants will also learn a variety of approaches that have...