Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (opens in new tab)

For many, motherhood is a beautiful, unique, and meaningful experience. The mother-child bond is a relationship that has the potential to be a deeply loving and positive experience for both the mother and child. However, motherhood can be distressing, which is why it is imperative that we, as providers, understand the unique psychiatric issues that are associated with this time period in a woman's life. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, or PMAD for short, is the term used to describe mood...