Neurosteroids and Postpartum Depression

Samanta Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH is the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s also the director of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. Meltzer-Brody oversees one of the nation’s largest public university psychiatry departments. She also collaborates with UNC Health and the state of North Carolina on diverse mental health initiatives.

In this presentation, Meltzer-Brody recounts how new treatments such as brexanolone and zuranolone have changed the game for new mothers struggling with postpartum depression. She also addresses cost concerns, overcoming problems with access, and what issues to consider when discussing these novel treatments with patients.

Samanta Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH
Director, UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
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This presentation was part of the “Southwest Forum on Difficult to Treat Depression: Focus on Approach, Algorithms, and Access” in July at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Psychiatrist.com worked with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Psychiatry.

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