title: Unipolar depression during pregnancy: nonpharmacologic treatment options.
abstract: Depression during pregnancy can negatively affect maternal and fetal health. Some women will choose not to take psychotropic medications during pregnancy. This article reviews alternatives to pharmacologic treatments for women suffering from unipolar depression during pregnancy, focusing on exercise therapy, phototherapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. chris.tjoa@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tjoa
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pare
authors.forename: Deborah R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010789:Phototherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation