Recognition, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum bipolar depression

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-28

  Pope, Carley J ^a   Sharma, Verinder ^b,c   Mazmanian, Dwight ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Hypomania; Mania; Pharmacotherapy; Postpartum; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISABILITY; DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOMANIA; HYPOMANIA CHECKLIST 32; INFANTICIDE; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MINDFULNESS; MIXED MANIA AND DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; ONSET AGE; PANIC; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL RHYTHMS THERAPY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84893079400     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2014.846219     Document Type: Review

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