Jessica Coker

June 29, 2021

UAMS Physicians See Dramatic Increase In Postpartum Psychosis Cases during COVID-19 Pandemic

Tim Taylor

Jessica Coker, M.D., (left) and Erin Bider, M.D., collaborated on a paper detailing the rise in cases of postpartum psychosis they saw at UAMS' Women's Mental Health Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LITTLE ROCK — Postpartum psychosis is a serious, albeit rare illness, compared to the number of postpartum depression cases seen in the United States.

June 28, 2018

Study Shows UAMS Device Can Help Assess Fetal Health after Opioid Exposure

Ben Boulden

Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., Jessica Coker, M.D., center, and Diana Escalona-Vargas, Ph.D., stand next to the SARA imaging device. They completed a pilot study that determined the SARA can be used to assess the health of fetuses exposed buprenorphine.

June 28, 2018 | A biomagnetic technique developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can be used to assess the brain and heart health of third-trimester fetuses exposed to opioids, UAMS researchers showed in a recent pilot study. The study was published online this month in the medical journal Addiction, authored by…

March 27, 2018

New Opioid Studies Led by UAMS Researchers and Collaborating Sites

David Robinson

March 27, 2018 | Funding for two inter-institutional pilot studies looking at opioid abuse was recently announced by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. One study seeks to address opioid use disorders in pregnant women. “The study will harmonize data collection utilizing an iPad-based data collection tool with input from providers and patients,” said Jessica L. Coker,…