Another year, and an opportunity to reflect on the past year. It has been another very active year in the field of women’s mental health, with no shortage of articles in this field. We continue to see analyses addressing the reproductive safety of various medications; many of these studies have relied on large medical databases… Read More: Happy New Year from the Center for Women’s Mental Health »
3 Benefits of Creating Art for Your Mental Well-Being 3 Benefits of Creating Art for Your Mental Well-Being : Many different forms of art exist, such as sculpting, painting, writing, creating music, and more, and each of them can improve a person’s mental and physical well-being. However, some people are not aware of the link between… Read More: 3 Benefits of Creating Art for Your Mental Well-Being »
What’s worse? Prenatal exposure to antidepressant medications or exposure to maternal depression? Hutchison and colleagues observe that worse executive functioning was observed in the 6-year-old children of mothers with higher levels of depressive symptoms. Prenatal exposure to SSRIs did not have any significant impact on executive functioning. Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD A 6-year longitudinal… Read More: Weekly Roundup for NOVEMBER 30, 2018: Recent Publications in Women’s… »
THURSDAY, Dec. 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say a massive genetic analysis of the human brain has yielded new insights into the underpinnings of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism. Scientists at 15 institutions analyzed nearly 2,000 brains, and their findings are detailed in 11 studies published Dec. 14 in a… Read More: New Brain Research Sheds Light On Mental Illness »