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CLINICAL UPDATE

Does Abortion Lead to Psychiatric Issues?

October 30, 2022

Sarah K. Rivelli, MD. System Director, Consult Liaison, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Carilion Clinic. Dr. Rivelli has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Abortion is becoming more difficult to obtain in the United States, and the arguments against legalization of abortion include the claim that it is harmful to a woman’s mental health. This article investigates if that is true.

Oral Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression

March 4, 2022

Michael Posternak, MD.

Michael Posternak, MD. Dr. Posternak has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

If approved, this alternative to IV brexanolone will be a more practical option for treating PPD.

Sex-Based Treatment of Schizophrenia

July 14, 2021

Jayashri Kulkarni, MBBS, PhD, FAHMS

Jayashri Kulkarni, MBBS, PhD, FAHMS

Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University.Director, Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. Kulkarni has disclosed no relevant financial or other interest in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We can use our knowledge of gender differences in schizophrenia, argues Dr. Kulkarni, to inform and broaden our interventions for female patients.

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis or New-Onset Psychosis?

July 14, 2021

Alex Thompson, MD.

Alex Thompson, MD. Dr. Thompson has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A type of autoimmune encephalitis causes agitation and psychosis, especially in young women.

Mood and Menopause

October 6, 2020

Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD

Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD
Ruta Nonacs practices psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program. She has published original research on peripartum mood disorders and is the author of A Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years (Simon & Schuster). Dr. Nonacs has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Ruta Nonacs names the antidepressants that work best for menopausal depression and when to move to hormonal therapies. And for adolescents and young adults, she tells us which birth control pills are least likely to worsen mood.