2014
Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth
Yonkers KA, Smith MV, Forray A, Epperson CN, Costello D, Lin H, Belanger K. Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 897-904. PMID: 24920287, PMCID: PMC4134929, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodePosttraumatic stress disorderPreterm birthWeeks of pregnancyPregnant womenDepressive episodeModified PTSD Symptom ScalePTSD Symptom ScaleStress disorderBenzodiazepine medicationLikely diagnosisSymptom ScaleComposite International Diagnostic InterviewProspective cohort studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsLogistic regression analysisCohort studyMedication useReuptake inhibitorsBenzodiazepine treatmentBenzodiazepine usePsychotropic treatmentObstetrical practicePsychiatric illnessAnxiolytic treatment
2010
Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Forray A, Focseneanu M, Pittman B, McDougle CJ, Epperson CN. Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2010, 71: 1061-8. PMID: 20492843, PMCID: PMC4204467, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09m05381blu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAgedComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMenarcheMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParturitionPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremenstrual SyndromePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPuerperal DisordersReproductive HistoryRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsOnset of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD onsetPregnant groupPerinatal periodOCD symptomsWorsening of symptomsExacerbation of symptomsImpact of pregnancyDSM-IV disordersStructured Clinical InterviewDSM-IV criteriaStudent's t-testPremenstrual worseningTotal pregnanciesSymptom exacerbationPostpartum periodExacerbationPregnancyClinical InterviewOCD clinicReproductive life cycleSymptom severitySymptomsCategorical variables
2009
Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications
Forray A, Mayes LC, Magriples U, Epperson CN. Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2009, 22: 522-527. PMID: 19488936, PMCID: PMC4109276, DOI: 10.1080/14767050902801686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior pregnancy complicationsPartial post-traumatic stress disorderClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePost-traumatic stress disorderPregnancy complicationsPregnant womenPrevalence of PTSDStress disorderFull post-traumatic stress disorderFull PTSD symptomsPregnancy-related complicationsPatient-rated versionReferral clinicComplicationsPTSD ScalePrevalencePTSD symptomsAnonymous questionnaireWomenComparison groupCommon typeDisordersQuestionnaireAdditional evidenceClinic