Citation

Ebeid E, Nassif N, Sinha P. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 2010; 30(5): 435-438.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/01443611003802321

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Postpartum psychosis is a mood disorder occurring up to 3 months after delivery. Incidence is one to two women every 1,000 live births. If not detected and appropriately treated in time, it may have detrimental effects on both the mother and her baby. We report a case of puerperal psychosis in a patient with a history of depression. We have also reviewed the relevant literature discussing prediction, management and differential diagnosis of postpartum psychosis. We emphasise the importance of early detection and provision of care to all women at risk of mental illness by multidisciplinary team, including GPs, obstetricians, midwives and perinatal mental health professionals. © 2010 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Female; human; Incidence; Depression; suicide; female; Pregnancy; Diagnosis, Differential; incidence; child abuse; bipolar disorder; insomnia; Mental health; depression; schizophrenia; infanticide; suicide attempt; lithium; Antidepressive Agents; anorexia nervosa; psychology; risk factor; pregnancy; review; Psychotic Disorders; Depressive Disorder; mental disease; antidepressant agent; differential diagnosis; psychiatrist; disease predisposition; behavior disorder; early diagnosis; citalopram; cognitive defect; serotonin uptake inhibitor; tricyclic antidepressant agent; patient monitoring; priority journal; electroconvulsive therapy; confusion; family history; olanzapine; puerperal depression; puerperal psychosis; urinalysis; anamnesis; disorientation; systemic lupus erythematosus; recurrence risk; withdrawal syndrome; agitation; thyroid function test; schizoaffective psychosis; blood transfusion; Puerperal psychosis; vaginal delivery; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Affective disorders; obstetric care; auditory hallucination; fetus malformation; Pregnancy Complications; Tricyclic antidepressants; blood cell count; child neglect; drug dose increase; visual hallucination; Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient; midwife; pulmonary hypertension; liver function test; kidney function test; clinical evaluation; hypopituitarism; electrolyte blood level; meningioma; eclampsia and preeclampsia; manual placental delivery