Depression is the leading cause of disease-related disability among women in the world. In particular, women during their reproductive years are at high risk for major depression (MDD) (Robins et al, 1991). Perinatal depression, defined as depressive episodes that occur either during pregnancy or ...
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Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum Part 1: Prevalence and Diagnosis
8/25/09 10:26am
The large change in water levels during pregnancy suggests that hyponatremia may be the root cause of this depression. My personal experience has shown me how inept current psychiatric medicine is at detecting this condition. A high salt diet (10-15g/day providing hypertension doesn't become a problem) is probably all that is needed to overcome this depression.
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I applaud you for putting this information out there. I think that it is difficult for so many women to say that they are having mood problems during pregnancy and after their child is born because of expectations that motherhood is supposed to be such a happy time. I think another area to be explored is what happens to women who experience a miscarraige. I had one of my worst depressive episodes following my losing a baby early on in pregnancy. I am looking forward to reading more of your articles. There is so much to explore with looking at depression among women.