No 'latent period' in the onset of bipolar affective puerperal psychosis

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-81

  Heron, J ^a   Robertson Blackmore, E ^a,b   McGuinness, M ^c   Craddock, N ^a,d   Jones, I ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Onset; Postpartum psychosis; Pregnancy; Puerperal psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34047226603     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-007-0174-z     Document Type: Article

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