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Brain Serotonin System Controls Maternal Behavior.
New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine demonstrates the importance of brain serotonin for offspring survival.
The study, “Serotonergic Transcriptional Programming Determines Maternal Behavior and Offspring Survival,” appears in the September 2008 issue of Nature Neuroscience. It uses Pet-1 mutant mice, genetically altered mice carrying a mutation in a gene that directs the [...]
Public Health Clinic Study Links “Americanization” and Depression.
A study of 439 U.S. and Mexican-born Latinas seeking pregnancy and postpartum services at public health clinics in San Antonio uncovered elevated levels of depression among the more “Americanized” women, report researchers from The University of Texas School of Public Health and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the most [...]
Post-Partum Suicide Attempt Risks Studied.
Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or [...]
Study: Postnatal Depression Could Be Treated In Future.
Mother-child relationship is the most affectionate relationship of the world. It is said that the joy experienced after giving birth is unparallel. Motherhood is bliss. But postnatal depression can strain the beautiful bond between mother and the baby. After giving birth, some mothers fall in abyss of depression. Women suffering from postnatal depression are not [...]
Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed.
By Jeffrey Perkel
HealthDay Reporter
Researchers have uncovered a potential cause for postpartum depression, at least in mice.
According to the study, from assistant researcher Jamie Maguire and lead researcher Istvan Mody, both of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, dysregulation of a particular class of proteins called GABA receptors on [...]
Depression! What is It?
Do you at times feel emotionally disturbed that you just want to keep to yourself and let no one disturb you with anything? Well, this may be a sign of depression. Depression is a health condition that affects your state of mind and eventually make you feel inadequate, gloomy, sad, withdrawn, moody and at times [...]
Men Also Get Postpartum Depression
Study Shows 1 in 10 Dads Has Moderate to Severe Postpartum Depression.
Moreover, male postpartum depression may have more negative effects on some aspects of a child’s development than its female counterpart, says James F. Paulson, PhD, of the Center for Pediatric Research at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va.
Paulson and colleagues reviewed data [...]
