Depression prevalence based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale compared to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM DIsorders classification: Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Objectives: Estimates of depression prevalence in pregnancy and postpartum are based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) more than on any other method. We aimed to determine if any EPDS cutoff can accurately and consistently estimate depression prevalence in individual studies.

Methods: We analyzed datasets that compared EPDS scores to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID) major depression status.

Antenatal Depression in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Context: Antenatal depression is not easily visible, though the prevalence is high. The idea of conducting this study was conceived from this fact.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of antenatal depression and identify the risk factors, for early diagnosis and intervention.

Olanzapine-induced Tardive Oculogyric Crises.

Tardive syndromes are much lower in prevalence in second generation antipsychotics (SGA) than in the typical antipsychotics. Although, olanzapine, which is an SGA, has a high risk of causing weight gain, metabolic syndrome, raised blood sugar, and dyslipidemias; it is widely used as the risk of developing extrapyramidal syndromes (EPS) is low. Among the various forms of EPS, tardive syndromes are the most feared, tardive dyskinesia, tardive akathisia, and tardive dystonia are the commonest tardive syndromes, the others being less common.

Bupropion-warfarin combination: a serious complication.

Depressive illness and thromboembolic disorders are both highly prevalent. Warfarin is frequently combined with an antidepressant drug, the choice of which depends mainly on the risk of a hemorrhagic complication. Patients requiring the warfarin are often in the older age group, where the newer antidepressants with a better safety profile are preferred over tricyclic antidepressants.