September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Emergency Resources for Individuals with Perinatal Mental Health Issues
If you or someone you know is in crisis, confidential support is available.
Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: Beyond the Headlines
Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness. What are the signs and symptoms?
So Glad You Asked Podcast: Kriti Lodha and Meghan Cliffel on Postpartum Psychosis
Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency, but temporary and treatable. In this podcast episode, survivors share early warning signs, treatment, and recovery—helping families and clinicians recognize and respond quickly.
A Message from the MGH Postpartum Psychosis Project This Maternal Mental Health Month
The Postpartum Psychosis Project team shares what inspires their work and the key lessons they hope more people understand.
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.
Postpartum Bipolar Disorder: Similar, But Not the Same?
Postpartum bipolar disorder appears to have a somewhat distinct clinical profile in terms of timing and symptom pattern, but current evidence suggests it is better conceptualized as a subtype of bipolar disorder rather than a fully separate diagnostic entity.