title: Postpartum panic disorder.
abstract: The literature on postpartum psychiatric disorders is limited to descriptions of depressive and/or psychotic syndromes. The authors describe three cases of panic disorder presenting for the first time in the early postpartum period. Clinicians should differentiate between postpartum panic disorder and the well-recognized presentation of postpartum depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sichel
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Goff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D010200:Panic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests