Journal article
Non-psychotic mental disorders in the perinatal period
LM Howard, E Molyneaux, CL Dennis, T Rochat, A Stein, J Milgrom
Lancet | Published : 2014
Abstract
Mental disorders are among the most common morbidities of pregnancy and the postnatal period, and can have adverse effects on the mother, her child, and family. This Series paper summarises the evidence about epidemiology, risk factors, identification, and interventions for non-psychotic mental disorders. Although the phenomenology and risk factors for perinatal mental disorders are largely similar to those for the disorders at other times, treatment considerations differ during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Most randomised controlled trials have examined psychosocial and psychological interventions for postnatal depression, with evidence for effectiveness in treating and preventing the disor..
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Funding Acknowledgements
LMH is Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (update) guideline on Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health, and Chief Investigator of an National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research on the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services (RP-RP-DG-1108-10012) which also supports JM. LMH receives funding from an NIHR Research Professorship on maternal mental health (NIHR-RP-R3-12-011), and a grant from Tommy's baby charity (with the support of a corporate social responsibility grant from Johnson and Johnson) on antipsychotics in pregnancy. LMH is also supported by the NIHR Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre at the South London and Maudsley UK National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust and King's College London. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. EM is supported by a Medical Research Council PhD Studentship and Tommy's baby charity. TR receives salary support from Grand Challenges Canada (Grant Number 0063-03), the Wellcome Trust (Grant Number 097410/Z/11/Z) and National Institute of Health (1R01HD074267-01). AS has received many grants in relation to parental perinatal health and child development including from the Wellcome Trust (090139), Medical Research Council UK, Barclay Foundation, Grand Challenges (Canada), and The Department of Education (UK). We declare no other competing interests.