Perinatal psychiatric syndromes: clinical features

Psychiatric disorders are the leading cause of maternal morbidity, and suicide is a leading cause of maternal death in the UK, and probably throughout the developed world. These disorders are very common both in pregnancy and following delivery. This article covers the aetiology and management of pu...

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Published inPsychiatry (Abingdon, England) Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Author Oates, Margaret R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2009
Subjects
anxiety
obsessive–compulsive disorder
perinatal psychiatry
postnatal depression
puerperal psychosis
suicide and pregnancy
postnatal depression
anxiety
perinatal psychiatry
obsessive–compulsive disorder
suicide and pregnancy
puerperal psychosis
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Summary:Psychiatric disorders are the leading cause of maternal morbidity, and suicide is a leading cause of maternal death in the UK, and probably throughout the developed world. These disorders are very common both in pregnancy and following delivery. This article covers the aetiology and management of puerperal psychosis, postnatal depressive illness, anxiety, and obsessive–compulsive disorder.
ISSN:1476-1793
DOI:10.1016/j.mppsy.2008.10.014