Postnatal psychosis: a patient's experience with comments by the consulting psychiatrist.
The article describes a patient's experience of postnatal psychosis, a form of bipolar mood disorder which presents as the most severe form of psychological disorder suffered in the postnatal period. Accompanying the patient's description are comments from the consulting psychiatrist involved in the case and description of the three forms of postnatal mood change, i.e. the baby blues, postnatal psychosis and postnatal depression. The article is designed to assist in early recognition of postnatal psychosis, appreciation of the patient's altered state of mind, and encouraging acceptance of psychiatric treatment, all of which are essential for good management of postnatal mood disorders.
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Jilbert
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Williams
D001007:Anxiety; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders