Topics: Antidepressants | Women's Issues in Psychiatry

The last time TCPR covered the topic of psychotropics in pregnancy was less than two years ago, in February of 2009. Since then, however, some new treatment guidelines have been published, and they appear to be useful to clinicians.

As a pharmacist specializing in psychopharmacology, I am commonly consulted by psychiatrists to provide updated information on the safety of medications in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Topics: Antidepressants | Depressive Disorder | Women's Issues in Psychiatry

These new guidelines were issued jointly by our APA and by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In addition to providing a nice summary of the neonatal risks of antidepressant exposure, the paper offers clear, concise, and easy to follow algorithms for the management of depression in three scenarios doctors are likely to encounter.

Topics: Antidepressants | Women's Issues in Psychiatry

The Motherisk Program is a teratogen information service that has been around for more than 20 years.

Topics: Antidepressants | Depressive Disorder | Research Updates

SSRIs theoretically work by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin, presumably by blocking the serotonin transporter pump whose job is to clean up excess serotonin in the synapses between neurons.