Maternity/Perinatal (includes breastfeeding)
For Patients: pending
For Providers:
AAFP article on Postpartum Depression, includes Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
SSRI Use in Pregnancy Review Article, 2012 OB/Gyn Journal. Conclusion: "The overall benefit of treatment seems to outweigh the potential risks." Sertraline still the best. Avoid Paxil first trimester if possible.
Use of antidepressants in Nursing Mothers: 2008, ABM (Academy of BreastFeeding Medicine). Sertraline & Paxil best.
Smoking/Nicotine Dependence
For Patients: The following can be copy/pasted or turned into a quicktext:
If you are interested in more information or resources related to quitting smoking, please feel free to visit the following websites or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
1. http://www.smokefree.gov/ A website dedicated to helping you quit smoking. In addition to information and resources, you can sign up for free motivational text messaging (which has been shown to improve chances of successfully quitting) as well as learn about clinical trials that may be able to offset the cost of nicotine-replacement or medicines.
2. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/you_can_quit/five_keys/ Five Ways to Quit Now
3. http://women.smokefree.gov/topic-pregnancy.aspx A website dedicated to help women quit smoking (but helpful for men too!)
4.CDC's list of other helpful websites: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/
For Providers:
Medications: Nicotine-Replacement and/or Psychpharm Table (coming soon)