2022
Psychiatric Symptoms Across the Menstrual Cycle in Adult Women: A Comprehensive Review
Handy AB, Greenfield SF, Yonkers KA, Payne LA. Psychiatric Symptoms Across the Menstrual Cycle in Adult Women: A Comprehensive Review. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2022, 30: 100-117. PMID: 35267252, PMCID: PMC8906247, DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersFemaleHumansMenstrual CycleSmokingStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsMental healthMenstrual cycleAnxiety disordersWomen's mental healthPsychiatric symptomsSocial anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderLuteal phaseObsessive-compulsive disorderMenstrual cycle-dependent fluctuationGeneralized anxiety disorderAdult womenSuicide/suicide attemptsBody of researchStress disorderBorderline personality disorderMenstrual cycle phaseBehavioral interventionsAlcohol useCyclic exacerbationsPanic disorderSymptom exacerbationSubjective effectsMenstrual phasePersonality disorder
2021
The Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide
Forray A, Yonkers KA. The Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 1083-1090. PMID: 33957654, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of suicideSubstance use disordersUse disordersMental healthPerinatal periodSuicidal thoughtsReproductive health care clinicsSevere perinatal depressionHealth care clinicsCause of deathWomen's mental healthPerinatal depressionCare clinicsPerinatal womenPregnant womenDepressive episodeReproductive yearsPsychiatric illnessAmerican CollegePsychiatric disordersCareful monitoringPsychiatric conditionsSuicide attemptsChildhood adversitySuicide prevention
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 treatmentClinical Correlates of Prescription Opioid Analgesic Use in Pregnancy
Smith MV, Costello D, Yonkers KA. Clinical Correlates of Prescription Opioid Analgesic Use in Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 19: 548-556. PMID: 24951127, PMCID: PMC4272915, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1536-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAnxiety DisordersComorbidityDepressive Disorder, MajorDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansIllicit DrugsOpioid-Related DisordersPainPregnancyPrevalenceProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNon-opioid usersPregnant womenOpioid analgesicsClinical correlatesPrescription opioid analgesic useComposite International Diagnostic InterviewAnxiety disordersOpioid analgesic useProspective cohort studyUse of opioidsMajor depressive disorderPercent of womenPost-traumatic stress disorderAnalgesic useCohort studyOpioid useMedication useThird trimesterPsychiatric comorbidityDepressive disorderSmoking cigarettesOpioid addictionAmerican CollegeDiagnostic criteriaPregnancy
2004
Screening for and Detection of Depression, Panic Disorder, and PTSD in Public-Sector Obstetric Clinics
Smith MV, Rosenheck RA, Cavaleri MA, Howell HB, Poschman K, Yonkers KA. Screening for and Detection of Depression, Panic Disorder, and PTSD in Public-Sector Obstetric Clinics. Psychiatric Services 2004, 55: 407-414. PMID: 15067153, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsHealth care providersPrenatal visitPanic disorderDepressive disorderPsychiatric illnessObstetric clinicsPregnant womenCare providersAnxiety disordersPrimary care settingMajor depressive disorderPercent of womenMental health treatmentDetection of depressionPosttraumatic stress disorderRate of detectionPerinatal womenPrenatal careObstetric settingMedical recordsMinor depressionCare settingsHealth treatmentLifetime history