Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and Stigma How We Are Failing Mothers and Babies

作者:O**orne Lauren M*; Payne Jennifer
来源:Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2015, 203(3): 164-166.
DOI:10.1097/NMD.0000000000000257

摘要

There is considerable public debate over the use of antidepressants in pregnancy. In this article, we offer a commentary on Gail Robinson's important overview of the current controversies. Dr Ronbinson gives a thorough review of the literature, including the risks posed by both antidepressants and depression itself. We summarize her arguments and point out that, in the public conversation, the risks posed to a fetus from antidepressants are consistently overestimated while the risks of untreated depression are consistently underestimated because of the pervasive stigma against mental health. We review recent lay media analyses and urge our fellow physicians to make decisions about prescribing in pregnancy on the basis of evidence and individual patient needs rather than media and stigma.

  • 出版日期2015-3