Unipolar Depression During Pregnancy: Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options | Zendy

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Unipolar Depression During Pregnancy: Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options

Author(s) -

Christopher W. Tjoa,

Emmanuelle Paré,

Deborah R. Kim

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

women s health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.363

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1745-5065

pISSN - 1745-5057

DOI - 10.2217/whe.10.27

Subject(s) - pregnancy , depression (economics) , medicine , affect (linguistics) , acupuncture , transcranial magnetic stimulation , psychiatry , obstetrics , psychology , alternative medicine , stimulation , genetics , communication , pathology , biology , economics , macroeconomics

Depression during pregnancy can negatively affect maternal and fetal health. Some women will choose not to take psychotropic medications during pregnancy. This article reviews alternatives to pharmacologic treatments for women suffering from unipolar depression during pregnancy, focusing on exercise therapy, phototherapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and acupuncture.

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