Cindy-Lee Dennis, MD

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  • 100.4KReads1
  • 2013–2023Active
  • 36Collaborators
  • 1.5KCitations2

About

Cindy-Lee Dennis, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and the Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, as well as St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her publications from 2013 to 2023 focus on women’s mental health, particularly depression and anxiety during pregnancy, and their impact on perinatal outcomes. She has contributed to research on prenatal exposure to antidepressants and benzodiazepines, maternal psychiatric hospitalizations, and preventive health care for children of women with schizophrenia. Her work often involves systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to patient care in perinatal psychiatry.

Publications

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Preventive Health Care in Children and Maternal Schizophrenia
Original Research

Preventive Health Care in Children and Maternal Schizophrenia

March 1, 2023

About 50.3% of children born to mothers with schizophrenia had an enhanced 18-month well-baby visit versus 58.6% of those whose mothers did not have schizophrenia.
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Meta-Analysis

Benzodiazepines and Congenital Malformations

July 9, 2019

Is prenatal benzodiazepine use associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations? What about concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an antidepressant? Does the trimester have an effect? See...
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Meta-Analysis

Antenatal Anxiety and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

September 4, 2018

Anxiety is common during pregnancy, but reviews to date of the impact of anxiety on perinatal outcomes have been narrow in focus. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes available...
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Article

Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits for Psychiatric Illness During and After Pregnancy Among Women With Schizophrenia

April 27, 2016

Almost 50% of women with schizophrenia become pregnant, but there may be concerns about their stability during pregnancy and after delivery. Fortunately, the authors of this study offer encouraging...
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Article

Antidepressant Exposure During Pregnancy and Congenital Malformations: Is There an Association? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Best Evidence

April 15, 2013

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Article

The Effect of Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure on Neonatal Adaptation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

April 15, 2013

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Impact of Depression During Pregnancy

April 15, 2013

Read about the systematic review conducted to determine if maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and infant outcomes.
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