ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2022
Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Epidemiology, Phenomenology, Etiology, and Treatment.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025Guideline
- The impact of mental health disorders in pregnancy on obstetric and neonatal outcomes: A narrative review.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Review
- Zuranolone in Postpartum Depression: Mechanistic Innovation, Clinical Evidence, and Translational Uncertainty.Cureus · 2026Review
- Vulnerable baby perception as a predictor of postpartum obsessive-compulsive behaviors in mothers.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Understanding parental bonding in the first two years after birth: exploring family predictors using growth mixture modeling.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Interventions for perinatal anxiety and related disorders in adolescents: A scoping review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perinatal obsessive-compulsive symptoms and maternal-infant bonding: A longitudinal examination of depression and relationship quality.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- The treatment experiences of women with perinatal OCD on Mother and Baby Units: qualitative investigation of the perspectives of women and professionals.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the perinatal period.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
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- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence, stability, predictors, and comorbidity with peripartum depression symptoms.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic, mental health, education, employment and income characteristics of adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder who accessed secondary health services in Aotearoa | New Zealand.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2025Article
- The effect of maternal concerns about childbirth and postpartum period on obsessive and compulsive behaviors related to baby careBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
- Assessment of Psychosocial Stress and Mental Health Disorders in Parents and Their Children in Early Childhood: Cross-Sectional Results from the SKKIPPI Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Review of the Assessment and Management of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Review
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis, Comorbidities, and Treatment Approaches.Cureus · 2023Review
- Antidepressant treatment in pregnancy: a Danish registry linkage study in pregnant women with pre-existing obsessive-compulsive disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewWe review recent evidence concerning the epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the perinatal period. We examine studies reporting on rates of both new-onset OCD and exacerbation in both pregnancy and postpartum; explore both biological and psychosocial risk factors for the disorder; and review the latest evidence concerning treatment. RECENT
findingsEvidence is limited in all areas, with rates of both OCD and subthreshold obsessive-compulsive symptoms varying widely across studies. Prevalence is likely higher in the perinatal period than in the general population. Clinical features in the perinatal period are more likely than at other times to concern harm to the child, with contamination and aggressive obsessions and cleaning and checking compulsions especially common. Research into the biological etiology is too limited at this time to be definitive. Both observational and randomized controlled trials support cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention (CBT with ERP) as a first-line treatment, with limited evidence also supporting the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Treatment considerations in the perinatal period must weigh the risks of treatment vs. the risks of untreated illness. Perinatal OCD is common and can be impairing. Clinical features differ somewhat compared to non-perinatal periods. Treatment does not differ from that used in the general population, though evidence pertaining specifically to the perinatal period is sparse.
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