NIMH Seeking PPD Study Participants

The National Institutes of Mental Health is continually looking for people in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area to participate in research studies on postpartum depression and related illnesses.  Their studies are currently looking at the role hormones play in PPD.  As Annie Shellswick of NIMH explains:

"Many women have planned for their pregnancies, have a track record of success in life, have no history of depression .... and then, WHAM!  Unanticipated PPD. We think this may be caused by an abnormal sensitivity to a very normal change of hormones that effects a subgroup of women.  We need women to participate in the studies to find the answers."

Please consider participating if you live in the area, because research is so important to identifying the causes and best treatments.   For more information you can call Annie at 301-402-9207 or visit http://patientinfo.nimh.nih.gov/womensdisorders.aspx.