Interventions for the prevention and treatment of postpartum psychosis: A systematic review

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-98

  Doucet, Shelley ^a   Jones, Ian ^b   Letourneau, Nicole ^a   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^c   Blackmore, Emma Robertson ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Postpartum psychosis; Prevention; Systematic review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LITHIUM SALT; LORAZEPAM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 79955907207     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-010-0199-6     Document Type: Review

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