title: Treatment guidelines for psychotropic drug use in pregnancy.
abstract: Despite the apparent risks of psychotropic drug exposure in pregnancy, many pregnant women receive psychotropics. The major concerns associated with the use of antipsychotics, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and lithium carbonate in pregnancy are reviewed, with clinical approaches for assessing the relative risks and benefits of treatment of psychiatrically ill pregnant patients and for choosing and instituting therapy with these agents.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs