2013
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of sertraline for postpartum depression
Hantsoo L, Ward-O’Brien D, Czarkowski KA, Gueorguieva R, Price LH, Epperson CN. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of sertraline for postpartum depression. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 939-948. PMID: 24173623, PMCID: PMC3945214, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3316-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-IV criteriaDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertralineSerotonin reuptake inhibitor sertralineClinical Global Impression scoresHamilton Depression Rating ScaleRating ScaleStrict DSM-IV criteriaDouble-blind trialPlacebo-controlled studyPlacebo-controlled trialHamilton Anxiety Rating ScaleMonths of deliverySubset of womenPrimary outcome variableWeeks of childbirthDepression Rating ScaleGlobal Impression scoresGreater response rateMajor depressive disorderOnset of depressionAnxiety Rating ScaleSignificant groupSertraline 50Remission rate
2006
Preliminary evidence of reduced occipital GABA concentrations in puerperal women: a 1H-MRS study
Epperson CN, Gueorguieva R, Czarkowski KA, Stiklus S, Sellers E, Krystal JH, Rothman DL, Mason GF. Preliminary evidence of reduced occipital GABA concentrations in puerperal women: a 1H-MRS study. Psychopharmacology 2006, 186: 425. PMID: 16724188, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0313-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum major depressionCortical GABA concentrationsGABA concentrationPostpartum womenOccipital cortex GABA concentrationsOccipital cortex GABA levelsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studyFollicular phase femalesGamma-aminobutyric acid concentrationResumption of menstruationFollicular phase womenMonths of deliveryMid-follicular phaseOvarian hormone levelsSubgroup of womenMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyAllopregnanolone concentrationsPuerperal womenALLO levelsBlood levelsPostpartum periodHealthy controlsMajor depressionGABA levelsHormone levels