Mental Health News

Epidemiological data show women with schizophrenia are 63% more likely to develop CVD during 3.5 years of follow-up compared with those without the condition, with a greater risk observed for women with obesity.

U.S. policy changes are needed to reduce perinatal mental health deserts, standardize social determinants of health data, improve psychiatric curriculums and establish paid parental leave, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

Dexmedetomidine administration early in the postpartum period was associated with significantly lower positive postpartum depression incidence compared with placebo, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Clinicians should screen and carefully follow women during the first year after delivery to reduce long-term CVD risk and optimize CV health after pregnancy, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were at a more than eightfold risk for attempting suicide, with young adults particularly susceptible to risk, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Living in states with abortion trigger laws was associated with small but significantly greater increases in anxiety and depression symptoms after Dobbs compared with states without such laws, according to survey data published in JAMA.

Patients with autoimmune disease demonstrate a 30% higher risk for perinatal depression, while those with perinatal depression have a 30% higher risk for subsequent autoimmune disease, according to data published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Women with clinically diagnosed perinatal depression have an increased risk for suicidal behavior, especially within the first year after diagnosis, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Repeated withdrawal from contraceptive steroids during monthly pill pause was linked to adverse mental health symptoms, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The rate of e-cigarette use increased more than fivefold among adolescents in late pregnancy from 2016 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.