Editor word: Issue 2 2022
The title of this issue, Perinatal health, refers to the first 1001 days of a human being, namely from conception until a child is two...
Word from NPA: Issue 2 2022
When I think about what to talk about in the introduction to this new issue of Nordic Psychiatrist, the first thought that comes to mind...
How can Nordic data sources contribute to existing evidence on perinatal mental health?
Perinatal mental health is an umbrella term that encompasses various disorders, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive...
Perinatal psychopharmacology
The present article will briefly discuss pharmacokinetic changes during pregnancy. Furthermore, a short presentation focused on treatment...
Mood disorders in mothers
Mood disorders may occur during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth, as in any other phase of life. The underlying mechanisms...
Cultural & other aspects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention & identification in Lithuania
Fetal alcohol syndrome is the topic that is much discussed in many countries, and in Lithuania, as well. The incorrect prejudices that...
Post-partum depression and how to prevent it
Interview with Poul Videbech, professor, dr. med.
The importance of perinatal psychiatry
Interview with Professor Carmine Pariante.
The shadow of perinatal illness on the developing child
Perinatal psychiatry is an area of growing interest and importance within psychiatry. It has to do with the mental health of parents...
Psychotropics and perinatal period
The question about the use and about correct and safe use of psychotropic medication during the pregnancy is crucial in care of mothers...
Mother and baby units
Pregnancy - and the postpartum period is a vulnerable time. Around 1 in 5 pregnant women will have a mental health problem during their...
Clinical work with mothers and babies
A description of the perinatal psychiatric work in a consultation-liaison psychiatric department in Sweden.
Mamma Mia – tailored online support in the transition to motherhood
Becoming a mother is a huge transition in a woman’s life, and pregnancy and the postpartum period is characterized by emotional...
An interview with Alkistis Skalkidou, president of The Nordic Marcé Society
As a young woman, Alistis Skalkidou spent the last two years of high school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She then returned to Greece...
Brain not included: how Norway’s birth care leaves Perinatal Mental Health in the dark
In 2016 I accidentally fell into a black hole. I was 29 years old, healthy and happy. My husband and I were trotting up and down the...
Being a father when the mother has mental health challenges
I have learned a lot and acquired knowledge I would not have been without, but the price I have paid has been high. What can we learn...
Do we need a Nordic Alliance for perinatal mental health?
About one in five mothers and one in ten fathers has mental health problems during the perinatal period, that is the first 1001 days of...
Parental mental illness and early years of life
Results from a cohort of offspring of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Maternal infanticide: evolutionary psychological perspective
esearchers and practitioners from a variety of fields grapple with understanding maternal infanticide. As current cultures construct...
Pregnancy-related anxiety
Pregnancy is a significant transitional period in a woman’s life bringing about numerous physical, physiological, social, and...
