Postpartum Depression Screening in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics and Infant Receipt of Preventive or Acute Care.

Objective: To evaluate the association between postpartum depression (PPD) screening results in pediatric primary care and subsequent infant preventive and acute care utilization.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort analysis of 5341 infants born in 2021 whose mothers were screened for PPD at a well-child visit during the first 6 months. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between a positive PPD screen and 1) adherence to the 12-month well-child visit, and 2) any acute care visits (urgent care or emergency department visits) from 6-15 months.

Police Body-Worn Cameras as a Response to Domestic and Family Violence: Practitioner Insights Into the Consequences for Victim/Survivors.

Body-worn cameras (BWCs) have been promoted internationally to enhance responses to domestic and family violence (DFV). However, little is known about their utility, benefits, and limitations. Drawing upon the insights of DFV practitioners who support victim/survivors in the Australian states of Queensland and Western Australia, this article finds that while BWCs can capture some DFV incidents, they are unable to show their full context and impacts.

Trends in Office-Based Anxiety Treatment Among US Children, Youth, and Young Adults: 2006-2018.

Background And Objectives: Anxiety disorder diagnoses in office-based settings increased for children through the mid-2010s, but recent changes in diagnosis and treatment are not well understood. The objectives of the current study were to evaluate recent trends in anxiety disorder diagnosis and treatment among children, adolescents, and young adults.

Methods: This study used serial cross-sectional data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2006-2018), a nationally representative annual survey of US office-based visits.

Social Needs as a Risk Factor for Positive Postpartum Depression Screens in Pediatric Primary Care.

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the association between self-reported social needs and postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms of mothers screened in pediatric primary care clinics.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study used electronic health record data from 3616 pediatric patients (age 0-6 months), whose mothers completed the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) and a social needs screening in a large pediatric primary care network between April 2021 and February 2022. Mothers were screened for four self-reported social needs (food, housing, transportation, and utilities).

Mental Health-related Utilization of Emergency Departments During Pregnancy in the U.S., 2016-2019.

Introduction: Mental health conditions are a leading comorbidity of pregnancy, but little is known about the use of emergency departments (EDs) for mental health-related care during pregnancy. This study aims to describe both the characteristics of pregnant women who receive mental health-related care in hospital EDs in the United States and the most common mental health diagnoses, types of medications, and mental health services that these women receive.

Methods: Pooled, cross-sectional data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2016-2019) were used.

Family Violence in Domestic Homicides: A Case Study of Women Who Killed Intimate Partners Post-Legislative Reform in Victoria, Australia.

This article examines the impact of legislative reforms enacted in 2005 in Victoria, Australia, on legal responses to women charged with murder for killing their intimate partner. The reforms provided for a broader understanding of the context of family violence to be considered in such cases, but we found little evidence of this in practice. This is partly attributable to persistent misconceptions among the legal profession about family violence and why women may believe it necessary to kill a partner.