5:30 am
Tue June 21, 2011

Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Abuse and Eating Disorders


Samantha Meltzer-Brody: "People providing obstetrical care need to do comprehensive mental health assessments and those mental health assessments must include evaluations for history of trauma and abuse because that can cause all kinds of long-lasting psychiatric issues including post-traumatic stress disorder as well as mood and anxiety."
Meltzer-Brody says women can experience anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder if their depression goes untreated. One in ten women experiences depression during pregnancy.