Citation

Oates MR. Psychiatry 2009; 8(1): 1-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Medicine Publishing Company Ltd.)

DOI

10.1016/j.mppsy.2008.10.014

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; prognosis; bipolar disorder; schizophrenia; anxiety; risk factor; pregnancy; review; obsessive-compulsive disorder; clinical feature; priority journal; puerperal depression; puerperal psychosis; relapse; obsessive compulsive disorder; perinatal psychiatry; postnatal depression; suicide and pregnancy; perinatal care