{"title":"Neurosteroid treatment of postpartum depression and beyond","authors":"Kristina M. Deligiannidis, Samantha Meltzer-Brody","doi":"10.1192/bjp.2025.90","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Depression occurring during pregnancy or after delivery is one of the most common complications of childbirth and is associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. Here we review the breakthrough development of the first neuroactive steroid-based antidepressants approved for postpartum depression in the USA and their potential in other psychiatric illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":22495,"journal":{"name":"The British Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The British Journal of Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.90","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Depression occurring during pregnancy or after delivery is one of the most common complications of childbirth and is associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. Here we review the breakthrough development of the first neuroactive steroid-based antidepressants approved for postpartum depression in the USA and their potential in other psychiatric illnesses.