Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Prevalence of depressive symptoms in late pregnancy and postpartum

Ann Josefsson, Göran Berg, Conny Nordin, Gunilla Sydsjö

Many people have mood or anxiety problems during pregnancy and in the year after birth. About a quarter of people develop a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, and these can include postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and, rarely, psychosis. These conditions are often not diagnosed, but studies and clinical guidance…

Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Family Support in Illness Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
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