Bipolar disorder in pregnancy: To treat or not to treat?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7883, 2012, Pages

  Gentile, Salvatore ^a  

^a Department of Mental Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTEGRATION; LIFESTYLE; MEMORY; MICROCEPHALY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TERATOGENICITY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84869181879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7367     Document Type: Editorial

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