Antidepressant prevention of postnatal depression

Louise M Howard; Elizabeth Boath; Carol Henshaw

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030389

Antidepressant prevention of postnatal depression

PLoS Med. 2006 Oct;3(10):e389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030389.

Authors

Louise M Howard¹, Elizabeth Boath, Carol Henshaw

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom. l.howard@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Abstract

A systematic review sought to discover whether antidepressant drugs are effective in preventing postnatal depression. Only two small trials were found and it was not possible to draw firm conclusions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Depression, Postpartum / drug therapy*
Depression, Postpartum / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

Antidepressive Agents