June 2, 2022
UNC Psychiatry Seeking Participants for Study on Teen Menstrual Cycles, Stress
The Teen Cycle Study aims to understand how stress impacts adolescent girls’ lives and well-being.
Category: Depression
September 17, 2020
Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds
A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
September 17, 2020
Oral Postpartum Depression Drug Reduces Symptoms for New Moms
An oral GABA-active agent reduced symptoms for women with postpartum depression in a phase III trial sponsored by the drugmaker, researchers said.
May 3, 2018
Sullivan makes international news with new study on genes and depression
Patrick Sullivan, MD, made international news with a study he contributed to that uncovered 30 new genes linked to depression, tripling the number known to play a role in the debilitating disease.