Tim Oberlander
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Is prenatal antidepressant exposure safe for the developing child?
Depression and anxiety affect up to one in five pregnancies, yet decisions about how to treat these conditions are often clouded by fear, mixed messages, and incomplete information. For many expecting parents, the question of whether to take antidepressants — particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — can feel overwhelming, especially when there are concerns…
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Congratulations CIHR Fall 2023 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2023 Project Grant competition. Our research community received around $11 million in new research grants as principal investigators or co-investigators.
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Mother’s mood matters: Prenatal exposure to SSRIs not related to higher levels of anxiety and internalizing behaviours across childhood
In 2004, Dr. Tim Oberlander’s attention was drawn to a paper in Science reporting a study by colleagues in New York.
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