ReviewNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2015
Neuromodulation and antenatal depression: a review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Section 6. Special Populations: Youth, Women, and the Elderly.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016Pooled it
- Intranasal Sertraline for the Investigation of Nose-to-Brain Delivery to Mitigate Systemic Exposure.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review on Postpartum Depression.Cureus · 2022Review
- Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Electric Stimulation during the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Literature Review and Three Case Reports.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Antidepressant effect r TMS during pregnancy in a case of Major Depression Resistant to Pharmacological Treatment.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2021Article
- Pharmacotherapy of Postpartum Depression: Current Approaches and Novel Drug Development.CNS drugs · 2019Review
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression during Pregnancy: Scientific Evidence and What Is Being Said in the Media-A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2018Review
- Depression and Anxiety During Pregnancy: Evaluating the Literature in Support of Clinical Risk-Benefit Decision-Making.Current psychiatry reports · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundDepression during pregnancy affects 5%-8% of women. While the percentage of women in the US taking serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy has risen over the last decade, pregnant women continue to report that they prefer non-pharmacologic interventions.
objectiveWe review the literature regarding neuromodulation techniques for major depressive disorder during pregnancy. The rationale for their use in this population, new developments, and future directions are discussed.
methodsA literature search was conducted in PubMed Plus, Ovid Medline, and Embase to collect all articles on neuromodulation for the treatment of depression during pregnancy. Key search words included electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, neuromodulation, depression, and pregnancy. Given the sparse literature, all articles from 1960 to 2014 that addressed the use of neuromodulation in pregnancy were included.
conclusionThe data support the use of electroconvulsive therapy in all trimesters of pregnancy for major depressive disorder. New data are emerging for the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in pregnancy, which is likely safe, but more data are needed before it can be recommended as a primary treatment modality during pregnancy. Other neuromodulation techniques have not been well studied in this population.
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