Depression Expert UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders shares Depression management news and commentary at MyDepressionConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/44688/understanding-4 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:38:00 -0400 UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders Postpartum psychosis is a very serious psychiatric illness that can be life threatening. Across all cultures, it affects approximately 1 per 1000 women in the first days to weeks postpartum.  Often the symptoms of postpartum psychosis begin very quickly--- even within the first 48 hours after delivery.  Overall, over 90% of women experience postpartum psychosis within the first few weeks after delivery (Harlow et al 2007). Although... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/44688/understanding-4 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/44685/understanding-3 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:30:00 -0400 UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders Although there is limited evidence from research studies to guide the treatment of women with depression during pregnancy or lactation, there are many available treatment options that can decrease suffering and improve quality of life.  Research focused on women during pregnancy or postpartum poses substantial ethical and practical challenges for the investigator, thus compromising the rapid accumulation of reliable data (Yonkers,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/44685/understanding-3 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/43453/surrounding Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:47:00 -0400 UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders Screening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering self-report screening tests to women during pregnancy or postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS is one example of an often used screening tool. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a well-validated and widely used 10-item self-report screening scale for PPD that was developed to assess the distinguishing mood symptoms present in the... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/43453/surrounding http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/41166/depression-part Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:40:00 -0400 UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders 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 within the first 6 months postpartum, can have devastating consequences for both the woman experiencing it as well for her children and family... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/30227/41166/depression-part