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SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

Postpartum depression, a mental health condition affecting millions of new mothers, may soon be easier to diagnose and treat, thanks to a new blood test. Currently, postpartum depression is diagnosed ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk. When you purchase through ...

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Am I Experiencing Postpartum Depression? In the days immediately following childbirth, lasting a week or so, 70 to 80 percent of women experience intermittent sadness, anxiety, anger, or irritability.