Pregnancy and bipolar disorder: A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1447-1455

  Sharma, Verinder ^a,b   Pope, Carley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Mood Disorders Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DSM-IV; EATING DISORDER; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIGRAINE; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE TONE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 84869237287     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.11r07499     Document Type: Review

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