POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: ACTION TOWARDS CAUSES AND TREATMENTS

Grant number: 1145645 | Funding period: 2018 - 2020

Completed

Abstract

We will recruit women into a large international study to identify genetic variants that increase risk of perinatal depression using a mobile app. Women who screen positive will be asked to provide a spit sample for DNA.

Related publications (3)

The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: New Risk Loci and Dissecting Heterogeneity Between Subtypes

Brittany L Mitchell, Adrian Campos, David C Whiteman, Catherine M Olsen, Scott D Gordon, Adam J Walker, Olivia M Dean, Michael Berk, Ian B Hickie, Sarah E Medland, Naomi R Wray, Nicholas G Martin, Enda M Byrne

2022-07-11

BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and highly heterogeneous psychiatric disorder, but little is known about t..

Lifetime prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression in a case-cohort study of depression

Jacqueline Kiewa, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Jeannette Milgrom, Elizabeth Bennett, Tracey Mackle, Jerry Guintivano, Ian B Hickie, Lucia Colodro-Conde, Sarah E Medland, Nick Martin, Naomi Wray, Enda Byrne

2022-07-01

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the prevalence, timing of onset and duration of symptoms of depression in the perinatal ..

Perinatal depression is associated with a higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder than non-perinatal depression

Jacqueline Kiewa, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Jeanette Milgrom, Jerry Guintivano, Ian B Hickie, David C Whiteman, Catherine M Olsen, Lucia Colodro-Conde, Sarah E Medland, Nicholas G Martin, Naomi R Wray, Enda M Byrne

2022-01-05

BACKGROUND: Distinctions between major depressive disorder (MDD) and perinatal depression (PND) reflect varying views of PND, from..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Jeannette Milgrom Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences