Below are some of the most helpful studies and journal articles I have found on the topic of PMADs. These are by no means comprehensive, and there is always more research being done. In some areas, such as medication, what I have linked to will seem imbalanced, because what I found notable was not the studies that show medication is effective (since those are more prevalent and most in the PMAD world are aware of how it can be beneficial), but the ones that offer some alternative considerations. Likewise, there’s a lot on OCD and not much on other specific PMADs, because that’s an area I’ve done more research. Some of them are also older studies: I am not a doctor and don’t usually find a study unless a medical professional has mentioned it in a book or article, so it takes a while for new research to trickle down.
General Information
Postpartum Depression: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Suicidal Ideation in Postpartum Women
Interdisciplinary Approach to PPD (including discussion of breastfeeding; see below for more on that topic)
Thoughts of Self-Harm in Postpartum Women
Potential Causes of PMADs
Perinatal Depression and Nutrition
Sleep and Postpartum Depression
Medication
Anti-Depressant Drug Effects and Depression Severity
Initial Severity and Anti-Depressant Benefits
Benefits and Harms of Anti-Depressants
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Intrusive Thoughts
Postpartum Infant-Related Intrusive Thoughts
Obsessional Thoughts in Postpartum Women and Their Partners
New Parenthood and Risk of OCD
Other
Another on breastfeeding and PPD
The Sorrows of Eve 