ADHD
10/30/24 • 35 min
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects up to 4% of the adult population although it is under-recognised and under-diagnosed in women and girls.
In this episode we are joined by Dr Shevonne Matheiken, who shares her own lived and learned experience of ADHD and parenthood. We discuss the medical and social models of ADHD, the different ways that it can manifest, the challenges that can arise during major life transitions such as pregnancy and parenthood, and the implications for perinatal mental health.
Resources and references for this episode:
- Adult ADHD: time for a rethink? - Matheiken et al 2024
- ADHD & autism: before, during, and after pregnancy - Tommy’s Pregnancy Hub
- Females with ADHD: an expert consensus statement - Young et al 2020
- Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD - Walsh et al 2022
- ADHD medication use trajectories among women in the perinatal period - Bang Madsen et al 2024
- In utero exposure to ADHD medication and long-term offspring outcomes - Bang Madsen et al 2023
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health difficulties, there is lots of help available. You can contact your primary care provider in the first instance, or if you are based in the UK the NHS perinatal mental health website will help you to find support in your local area.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects up to 4% of the adult population although it is under-recognised and under-diagnosed in women and girls.
In this episode we are joined by Dr Shevonne Matheiken, who shares her own lived and learned experience of ADHD and parenthood. We discuss the medical and social models of ADHD, the different ways that it can manifest, the challenges that can arise during major life transitions such as pregnancy and parenthood, and the implications for perinatal mental health.
Resources and references for this episode:
- Adult ADHD: time for a rethink? - Matheiken et al 2024
- ADHD & autism: before, during, and after pregnancy - Tommy’s Pregnancy Hub
- Females with ADHD: an expert consensus statement - Young et al 2020
- Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD - Walsh et al 2022
- ADHD medication use trajectories among women in the perinatal period - Bang Madsen et al 2024
- In utero exposure to ADHD medication and long-term offspring outcomes - Bang Madsen et al 2023
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health difficulties, there is lots of help available. You can contact your primary care provider in the first instance, or if you are based in the UK the NHS perinatal mental health website will help you to find support in your local area.
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Sleep
Sleep is absolutely vital for the body and brain to function properly, but sleep disruption is almost universal in the perinatal period. This can have a huge impact on parenting and on mental health.
In this episode we talk to Dr Chiara Petrosellini about the complicated relationship between sleep and perinatal mental health. Tune in to hear about the science of sleep, the specific challenges in the perinatal period, and evidence-based strategies for improving sleep during this crucial time.
Recommended resources:
- The Sleep Foundation
- BMJ visual summary on optimising sleep for night shifts
- Maternal sleeping problems before and after childbirth: a systematic review (open access paper)
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health difficulties, there is lots of help available. You can contact your primary care provider in the first instance, or if you are based in the UK the NHS perinatal mental health website will help you to find support in your local area.
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Loneliness
There is a strong social narrative that pregnancy and parenthood should be a time filled with new connection, a strong sense of community, and abundant social support. In reality many parents can feel incredibly lonely and disconnected.
In this episode, Lynsey and Chrissy are joined by Dr Kate Adlington to discuss the emotional, social, and existential facets of loneliness and the specific issue of loneliness in the perinatal period. What drives it? What is the relationship between loneliness and mental illness? And what can be done about it?
Key references and resources:
- Loneliness Conceptual Review (What Works Centre for Wellbeing, 2019)
- “Juts snap out of it” - the experience of loneliness in women with perinatal depression: a meta synthesis of qualitative studies (Adlington et al, 2023)
- Solutions to perinatal loneliness (Naughton-Doe, 2024)
- Video - Where is the village that was promised? (Naughton-Doe, 2024) *content warning - reference to perinatal loss*
- Guardian article - It felt shameful: the profound loneliness of modern motherhood (Jones, 2024)
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health difficulties, there is lots of help available. You can contact your primary care provider in the first instance, or if you are based in the UK the NHS perinatal mental health website will help you to find support in your local area.
Beyond Baby Blues - ADHD
Transcript
[00:00:00] Lynsey: Hi everyone. And welcome to the podcast. This is beyond baby blues, a podcast about maternal mental health. My name is Dr. Lynsey McAlpine. I'm a trainee psychiatrist based in east London.
[00:00:20] Chrissy: And I'm Dr. Chrissy Jayarajah. I'm a consultant perinatal psychiatrist, also based in London.
[00:00:26] Lynsey: So for today's episode, we are going to be talking about something called attention deficit hy
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