Quotes by Dr. Eva Ritvo

“If a mother is sick, its going to impact the entire family. (The study) showed beautifully how childrens symptoms went down in a really rapid time frame, and thats encouraging. As a profession, we need to be aggressive about recognizing, diagnosing and treating depression, and we have to be more cognizant of the impact on extended family.”

“We know that depression affects not just the person who is suffering, but the whole family. It was so encouraging that if the women got better, the kids got better. Who doesnt want a well child?”

“Children change a lot faster than adults do, and kids are remarkably resilient.”

“Its a multi-center trial taking place around the country and they really tried to take a variety of patients who would be representative of the real world, and that is so important. Its real-world data with big numbers, which are so hard to get. Theres a tremendous amount of value in the study.”