Psychiatry Medical News about Depression, Postpartum

Become a Member Today!
Register

Most Viewed Abstracts

1. Report Shows Shift in Starting Salaries for Physicians

2. 2008 Exclusive Survey—Earnings: Good news for primary care income

3. Medicare pay-for-reporting effort draws fire from frustrated doctors

4. Debunking Myths in the US Healthcare System

5. Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder

Your Article Summary

See Latest Articles

(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website)

Risk of postpartum depression in association with serum leptin and interleukin-6 levels at delivery: A nested case-control study within the UPPSAT cohort
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 09/18/09

Skalkidou A et al. – Although postpartum depression (PPD) is a common condition, it often goes undiagnosed and untreated, with devastating consequences for the woman's ability to perform daily activities, to bond with her infant and to relate to the infant's father. Leptin, a protein synthesised in the adipose tissue and involved in regulation of food intake and energy expenditure has been related to depressive disorders, but studies report conflicting results.

<< Previous
Adolescent smoking and depression: evidence for self-medication...

Next >>
Effect of Acute Antidepressant Administration on Negative...