A cautionary note on the use of antidepressants in postpartum depression

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-414

  Sharma, Verinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressant drugs; Atypical neuroleptics; Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Postpartum depression; Postpartum psychosis; Rapid cycling

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM SALT; MOOD STABILIZER; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INSOMNIA; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746179152     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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