Post-partum Psychosis in the Assir Region of Saudi Arabia

The medical notes of 91 women who had a psychiatric illness requiring admission within nine months of childbirth were studied. The incidence of post-partum psychosis was 3 per 1000 births, of which 66% were affective psychoses.

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Published inBritish journal of psychiatry Vol. 157; no. 3; pp. 427 - 430
Main Authors Shoeb, I. H., Hassan, G. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.1990
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Subjects
Adolescent
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Births
Brief Reports
Childbirth & labor
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Neurocognitive Disorders - epidemiology
Neurotic Disorders - epidemiology
Paranoid Disorders - epidemiology
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
Puerperal Disorders - epidemiology
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Schizophrenia - epidemiology
Women
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:The medical notes of 91 women who had a psychiatric illness requiring admission within nine months of childbirth were studied. The incidence of post-partum psychosis was 3 per 1000 births, of which 66% were affective psychoses.
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ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.157.3.427