Citation

Oates M. Psychiatry 2006; 5(1): 5-9.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Medicine Publishing Company Ltd.)

DOI

10.1383/psyt.2006.5.1.5

PMID

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Abstract

Psychiatric disorders are the leading cause of maternal morbidity and suicide is the 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. In this contribution we cover the aetiology and management of puerperal psychosis, postnatal depressive illness, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; prognosis; incidence; bipolar disorder; schizophrenia; anxiety; risk assessment; disease severity; risk factor; maternal mortality; obsessive-compulsive disorder; article; mental disease; clinical feature; priority journal; mental health service; disease course; anxiety disorder; recurrent disease; delusion; psychosocial care; puerperal depression; puerperal psychosis; mother child relation; relapse; perinatal period; obsessive compulsive disorder; maternal welfare; perinatal psychiatry; postnatal depression; suicide and pregnancy