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Prevalence and correlates of major depressive episode in pregnant and postpartum women in the United States.

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The results indicate that depression during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with a large range of psychiatric disorders, the high frequency of psychiatric comorbidities, the elevated use of any substances and the high rate of unmet needs should be kept in mind when considering the management of depression duringregnancy and post partum.
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This article is published in Journal of Affective Disorders.The article was published on 2011-12-01. It has received 236 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Major depressive episode & Alcohol use disorder.

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A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression

TL;DR: Perinatal depression appears to impose a higher burden on women in low- and middle-income countries and studies in low income countries were especially scarce in this review, demonstrating a need for more epidemiological research in those regions.
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Transgender Men Who Experienced Pregnancy After Female-to-Male Gender Transitioning

TL;DR: Transgender men are achieving pregnancy after having socially, medically, or both transitioned and themes from this study can be used to develop transgender-appropriate services and interventions that may improve the health and health care experiences of transgender men.
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Biological and Psychosocial Predictors of Postpartum Depression: Systematic Review and Call for Integration

TL;DR: A systematic review of research published from 2000 through 2013 on biological and psychosocial factors associated with PPD and postpartum depressive symptoms found the strongest PPD risk predictors are hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysregulation, inflammatory processes, and genetic vulnerabilities.
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Depression and treatment among U.S. pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, 2005-2009.

TL;DR: Pregnant women with MDE were no more likely than other women to be diagnosed with or treated for their depression, and treatment barriers did not differ by pregnancy status.
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A review of longitudinal studies on antenatal and postnatal depression

TL;DR: Evidence that rates of depression tend to be higher during pregnancy than in the first year following childbirth is provided and there is evidence that postnatal depression is often a continuation of existing antenatal depression.
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The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R).

TL;DR: Notably, major depressive disorder is a common disorder, widely distributed in the population, and usually associated with substantial symptom severity and role impairment, and while the recent increase in treatment is encouraging, inadequate treatment is a serious concern.
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Rates and risk of postpartum depression—a meta-analysis

TL;DR: The average prevalence rate of non-psychotic postpartum depression based on the results of a large number of studies is 13% as discussed by the authors, and the average prevalence estimates are affected by the nature of the assessment method.
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Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcoholism and Related Conditions

TL;DR: This large survey suggests a higher prevalence of major depressive disorder in the US population than large-sample estimates from the 1980s and 1990s and the shift in highest lifetime risk from young to middle-aged adults is an important transformation in the distribution of MDD.
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Antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression: a synthesis of recent literature

TL;DR: Critical appraisal of the literature revealed a number of methodological and knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in future research, including examining specific risk factors in women of lower socioeconomic status, risk factors pertaining to teenage mothers, and the use of appropriate instruments assessing postpartum depression for use within different cultural groups.
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Mental health of college students and their non-college-attending peers: results from the National Epidemiologic Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

TL;DR: Although treatment rates varied across disorders, overall fewer than 25% of individuals with a mental disorder sought treatment in the year prior to the survey, underscore the importance of treatment and prevention interventions among college-aged individuals.
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