Assessment and treatment of depression during pregnancy: an update

Mood disorders are twice as common in women as compared with men and frequently cluster during the childbearing years. With significant data supporting the effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacologic treatments to treat a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, growing numbers of women are treated with psychotropic medications during their reproductive years. In this article, we review the available information on antidepressant medication use during pregnancy and provide guidelines for the treatment of depression in pregnant women.