“This bill would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover screening and would also regulate how Medicaid covers prescription drugs used to treat postpartum depression,” the legislation states.

Pregnancy and postpartum results in a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional changes for families that can last months ...

Psychosocial breastfeeding support interventions may prevent some cases of postpartum (postnatal) depression in mothers one to three months after the support has been received and increase the ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment.

New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine could lead ...

Motherhood changes everything—including your sense of self. If you feel lost, grieving your old life, or wondering who you ...

Depression is a common but serious mental health disorder, affecting approximately 18.4% of adults in the United States. There are several natural remedies and self-care methods to help cope with ...

Methods We conducted an overview of systematic reviews to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the efficacy and adverse effects of non-pharmacological treatments of depression.

Long-term depression (LTD) encompasses a family of synaptic plasticity mechanisms that can be triggered by the synaptic or pharmacological activation of glutamate receptors — in particular ...

Postpartum depression isn't just something new moms can struggle with — studies show new dads can also be affected. In the United States, about 1 in 7 women experiences postpartum depression ...

This usually goes away in a few days to a few weeks. Postpartum depression, or postnatal depression, is more severe. There is no single cause for this type of depression, and it can persist for ...

But here’s the truth: your body and mind deserve attention too. As every mother’s postpartum journey differs, doctors recommend waiting six to eight weeks before exercising. Alluding to the type of ...