2017
Maternal Antidepressant Use and Pregnancy Outcomes
Yonkers KA, Forray A, Smith MV. Maternal Antidepressant Use and Pregnancy Outcomes. JAMA 2017, 318: 665-666. PMID: 28810017, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.9182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2011
Does Antidepressant Use Attenuate the Risk of a Major Depressive Episode in Pregnancy?
Yonkers KA, Gotman N, Smith MV, Forray A, Belanger K, Brunetto WL, Lin H, Burkman RT, Zelop CM, Lockwood CJ. Does Antidepressant Use Attenuate the Risk of a Major Depressive Episode in Pregnancy? Epidemiology 2011, 22: 848-854. PMID: 21900825, PMCID: PMC3188383, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182306847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodeDepressive episodeAntidepressant useDepressive disorderHigh riskNew major depressive episodesComposite International Diagnostic InterviewDiscontinuation of antidepressantsMajor depressive disorderTime-dependent predictorsAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant treatmentRecurrent illnessAntidepressant discontinuationCox regressionPostpartum womenBlack raceMore episodesObstetrical settingHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenNew episodesPregnancyDiagnostic InterviewAntidepressants
2007
The Treatment of Women Suffering From Depression Who Are Either Pregnant or Breastfeeding
Yonkers KA. The Treatment of Women Suffering From Depression Who Are Either Pregnant or Breastfeeding. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 164: 1457-1459. PMID: 17898329, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07071149.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Pretreatment pattern of symptom expression in premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Pearlstein T, Yonkers KA, Fayyad R, Gillespie JA. Pretreatment pattern of symptom expression in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2005, 85: 275-282. PMID: 15780697, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderPMDD symptomsMenstrual cycleDysphoric disorderPatient variabilityIntermittent dosing strategyOnset of menstruationDSM-IV criteriaPatients' durationAnxiety/tensionSertraline treatmentDRSP scoresPatient daysDosing strategiesSevere symptomsDay 2SymptomsTreatment studiesPretreatment patternAnger/irritabilityMood swingsMore daysWomenSymptom expressionTreatment implications