2016
Early Childhood Adversity and Pregnancy Outcomes
Smith MV, Gotman N, Yonkers KA. Early Childhood Adversity and Pregnancy Outcomes. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 20: 790-798. PMID: 26762511, PMCID: PMC4849279, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1909-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesGestational agePregnancy outcomesBirth weightConclusions ACEsComposite International Diagnostic InterviewEarly Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short FormMaternal reproductive healthShorter gestational ageAdditional adverse childhood experienceDelivery of offspringPregnant womenHealth habitsPsychiatric illnessPsychiatric diagnosisReproductive healthDiagnostic InterviewChildhood adversityShort formMultiple mediatorsAgeChildhood experiencesMediatorsMethods ExposureOutcomes
2012
Criteria for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Secondary Analyses of Relevant Data Sets
Hartlage SA, Freels S, Gotman N, Yonkers K. Criteria for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Secondary Analyses of Relevant Data Sets. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 300-305. PMID: 22393222, PMCID: PMC3370334, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectFemaleHumansPremenstrual SyndromeProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderDays of mensesDSM-IVPMDD symptomsDysphoric disorderMain outcome measuresOptimal cutoff pointNumber of symptomsSymptomatic periodMenstrual cycleProspective surveyOutcome measuresPerimenstrual symptomsPsychiatric disordersMore symptomsAffective symptomsCutoff pointPhysical symptomsPremenstrual phaseSecondary analysisSymptomsProblematic symptomsClinical settingDepressed moodCohort
2003
Premenstrual disorders: bridging research and clinical reality
Yonkers KA, Pearlstein T, Rosenheck RA. Premenstrual disorders: bridging research and clinical reality. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2003, 6: 287-292. PMID: 14628181, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0026-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultConnecticutDepressive DisorderDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient SelectionPremenstrual SyndromePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSelf-AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderPremenstrual symptomsTreatment resultsBrief Patient Health QuestionnaireConcurrent psychiatric conditionsOb-gyn settingsStatistical Manual IV criteriaSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsUsual care settingsPatient Health QuestionnaireMinor depressive disorderActual clinical practiceTypes of symptomsEligible womenPatient characteristicsReuptake inhibitorsOpen trialSymptomatic subgroupCurrent comorbidityIV criteriaClinical trialsDepressive disorderHealth QuestionnaireTypical patientDysphoric disorderChronicity, relapse, and illness—course of panic disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder: Findings in men and women from 8 years of follow‐up
Yonkers KA, Bruce SE, Dyck IR, Keller MB. Chronicity, relapse, and illness—course of panic disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder: Findings in men and women from 8 years of follow‐up. Depression And Anxiety 2003, 17: 173-179. PMID: 12768651, DOI: 10.1002/da.10106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarvard/Brown Anxiety Research ProgramClinical courseRelapse rateUncomplicated panic disorderPanic disorderAnxiety disordersRelapse eventsSex differencesSocial phobiaCumulative remission rateMajority of menFrequent remissionsRemission ratePrognostic implicationsChronic illnessRelapse statusRemissionYears of observationPatientsEnduring illnessSame cohortSignificant sex differencesMonth intervalsIllnessObservation period
2002
Efficacy of intermittent, luteal phase sertraline treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Halbreich U, Bergeron R, Yonkers K, Freeman E, Stout A, Cohen L. Efficacy of intermittent, luteal phase sertraline treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 100: 1219-29. PMID: 12468166, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02326-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Onset and Persistence of Postpartum Depression in an Inner-City Maternal Health Clinic System
Yonkers KA, Ramin SM, Rush AJ, Navarrete CA, Carmody T, March D, Heartwell SF, Leveno KJ. Onset and Persistence of Postpartum Depression in an Inner-City Maternal Health Clinic System. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 1856-1863. PMID: 11691692, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderPostpartum womenPostpartum periodCaucasian womenPostpartum depressionDepressive symptomsDisturbed mother-infant relationshipsPostpartum major depressive disorderEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleMaternal Health ClinicPersistent depressive symptomsFirst postpartum visitPostnatal Depression ScalePostpartum depressive disordersStructured Clinical InterviewMother-infant relationshipPostpartum visitPregnant womenClinic populationNonpostpartum womenMaternal disabilityMultistage screening processHealth clinicsDepressed women