Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day: Educating Mothers, Families, and Health Care Providers
Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness. What are the signs and symptoms?
Choosing a First-Line Treatment for Postpartum Psychosis: Why Lithium Matters
Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency. Evidence supports early use of lithium plus antipsychotics—and, when needed, ECT—to achieve remission and prevent relapse.
Rapid Symptom Relief in Postpartum Psychosis with Brexanolone
An open-label pilot study suggests that intravenous brexanolone may rapidly reduce psychotic, manic, and depressive symptoms in patients with postpartum psychosis, highlighting a potential new treatment option.
For Women with Bipolar Disorder: Sleep Disruption May Increase Risk of Postpartum Psychosis
Emerging data suggest that severe sleep loss around labor and delivery may mediate the link between bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, offering new targets for prevention.
Giving Postpartum Psychosis a Place in the DSM May Be a Step in the Right Direction, But Not Enough
Including postpartum psychosis in the DSM may help improve awareness, but it is only the first step in ensuring timely recognition and effective care.
Phenomenology of Postpartum Psychosis: Preliminary Findings from MGHP3
The MGHP3 study provides key insights into the onset, duration, treatment, and characteristics of postpartum psychosis in a large, diverse cohort.
In Women with Bipolar Disorder, Loss of Sleep Related to Childbirth Increases Risk for Postpartum Psychosis
Loss of at least one night’s sleep at the time of labor and delivery is a potent risk factor for postpartum psychosis in women with bipolar disorder.
On Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day: Educating Mothers, Families, and Health Care Providers
Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness. What are the signs and symptoms?
Postpartum psychosis: Does longitudinal course inform treatment?
Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on clinical issues regarding prescribing antidepressants during pregnancy with Ob.Gyn News on August 16, [...]
Essential Reads: Toward a Better Understanding of the Long-Term Course of Postpartum Psychosis
Women with postpartum psychosis are at risk for recurrent illness, but we have limited data regarding risk factors for recurrence.