Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Review of Psychiatry) [Paperback]

Lee S. Cohen (Author), Lees Cohen (Editor), Rutam Nonacs (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1585622257 | ISBN-13: 978-1585622252 | Edition: 1

Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum earns its important place in the literature by detailing our current understanding of the course, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum, including breast-feedingAa top priority today because we now know that active maternal psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum can exert long-term negative effects on child development and cause significant morbidity for the mother. In just five concise richly informative chapters, the nine distinguished contributors to Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum dispel prevailing beliefs and offer invaluable guidance in treating women during pregnancy and postpartum: -Course of Psychiatric Illness During Pregnancy and the Postpartum PeriodADespite the enduring belief that pregnancy is a time of emotional well-being for women, emerging data show that pregnancy is instead a time of increased vulnerability to psychiatric illness. -Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During PregnancyAThough the use of psychotropic medications during pregnancy and postpartum raises concerns, the accumulating data support the use of certain SSRIs/tricyclic antidepressants, especially when balanced against the risk to both mother and child of depression during pregnancy. -Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Weighing the Risks and BenefitsAAlthough the onset of bipolar disorder (BP) tends to occur during women's reproductive years, surprisingly little is known about the impact of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, breast-feeding, and menopause on the course and treatment of bipolar disorder. -Postpartum Mood DisordersAWomen experience a dramatic increase in their risk of developing severe psychiatric illness during postpartum for a full year after delivery. Often overlooked, postpartum disorders must be identified and treated as early as possible to reduce the mother's risk for recurrent and treatment-refractory illness and the child's risk for long-term development problems due to the detrimental effect of maternal depression. -Use of Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers in Breast-feeding WomenAThis expanded clinical appraisal of the literature on antidepressant and mood stabilizer use in breast-feeding women shows that additional detailed pharmacokinetic investigations are urgently needed to enhance our understanding of nursing infant exposure and the role(s) of pharmacogenomics in determining infant exposure. Meticulously referenced and remarkably succinct, Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum provides critical information about the course of illness during pregnancy and postpartum to help guide effective individualized treatment decisions-decisions that are ultimately based on the patient's wishes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This series has always been an excellent review of relevant topics in psychiatry, and this book is no exception. In five concise, well-written chapters, the authors offer invaluable guidance in treating women during pregnancy and the post partum period. All clinicians should have a copy of this book on their shelf for easy referral. This would be an excellent addition to any clinician's library."-- "William Miles, M.D., Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal", "August 2005"

About the Author

Lee S. Cohen, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Ruta M. Nonacs, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (May 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585622257
• ISBN-13: 978-1585622252
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,546,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

RUTA NONACS, M.D., Ph.D., is a practicing psychiatrist, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and the Associate Director of the Center for
Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Nonacs received her M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and her Ph.D. from Rockefeller University in New York. She is the recipient of several awards and honors for her research in the area of women's mental health. Dr. Nonacs lives with her family outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential read for all psychiatrist, September 2, 2005

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A. Ayoade (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Review of Psychiatry) (Paperback)

All psychiatrist will at a time prescribe medications for women in the childbearing age or approaching the child bearing age. This book provides essential facts about prescribing for women, what the current evidence shows and helps in understanding the benefits of certain medications over risk.

The book itself is an easy read and can be easily completed in no time.

1.0 out of 5 stars Shameless Rip-Off Of The Cover Art For My Book- A Natural Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, April 7, 2011

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Dean Raffelock (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Review of Psychiatry) (Paperback)

Very strange to see a book with the same cover art, same cover colors and the same key words 'pregnancy' and 'postpartum' as my book published years before this one. Don't think they fooled anybody though-Dr. Dean Raffelock