Postpartum psychosis in a woman with Graves' disease: A case report

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 761.e7-761.e8

  Dahale, Ajit Bhalchandra ^a   Chandra, Prabha S ^a   Sherine, Linda ^a   Thippeswamy, Harish ^a   Desai, Geetha ^a   Reddy, Dharma ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism; Postpartum psychosis; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PROPRANOLOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; THYROID DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919341135     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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