Perinatal depression is associated with a higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder than non‐perinatal depression
18 Citations•2022•
Jacqueline Kiewa, S. Meltzer-Brody, J. Milgrom
Depression and Anxiety
This case–control study investigated genetic differences between PND and MDD outside the perinatal period (non‐perinatal depression or NPD).
Abstract
Distinctions between major depressive disorder (MDD) and perinatal depression (PND) reflect varying views of PND, from a unique etiological subtype of MDD to an MDD episode that happens to coincide with childbirth. This case–control study investigated genetic differences between PND and MDD outside the perinatal period (non‐perinatal depression or NPD).