Diagnosis and treatment of postpartum bipolar depression

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1045-1051

  Kelly, Erin ^a   Sharma, Verinder ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Perinatal Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; lactation; postpartum bipolar depression; postpartum hypomania; postpartum psychosis; screening; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INFANTICIDE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; POLYPHARMACY; POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING SCALE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUICIDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 77954212237     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.81     Document Type: Review

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