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Complements and Alternatives to Psychopharmacology During Pregnancy

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A discussion of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of mental disorders in the pregnant woman is presented, with a focus on alternative health approaches and putative environmental/lifestyle contributors to depression and anxiety. The chapter explores some considerations of “modifiable risk factors” thought to play a role in epigenetic manifestations of infant and child illness. Several case examples illustrate the potential for integrative medicine in patients of reproductive age. Non-pharmacologic treatments reviewed include Bright Light Therapy, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), Cranial Electrical Stimulator, Essential Fatty Acids, Folate/L-methylfolate, Vitamin D, Diet, Exercise, Mindfulness.

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    Megan Galbally

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    Martien Snellen

  3. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

    Andrew Lewis

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Brogan, K. (2014). Complements and Alternatives to Psychopharmacology During Pregnancy. In: Galbally, M., Snellen, M., Lewis, A. (eds) Psychopharmacology and Pregnancy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54562-7_13

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