JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S., and colleagues screened postpartum women for depression and examined positive screening findings to determine the timing of the episode's onset, along with the rate and intensity of self-harm thoughts. (Online First) According to the results, 10,000 mothers were screened with positive findings in 1,396 women (14 percent): of these, 826 (59.2 percent) completed the home visits and 147 (10.5 percent) completed a telephone diagnostic interview. More episodes of depression began post-partum (40...
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