Pharmacotherapy of postpartum psychosis

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1651-1658

  Sharma, Verinder ^a,b  

^a Mood Disorders Program   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute treatment; Bipolar disorder; Postpartum psychosis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MILK LEVEL; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LIVER DISEASE; MOOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142210245     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.4.10.1651     Document Type: Review

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