title: Postpartum bipolar depression: a case study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case study of a 29-year-old married woman with postpartum bipolar depression demonstrates the importance of an accurate differential diagnosis when evaluating a patient presenting with symptoms of postpartum depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although many of the signs and symptoms of unipolar depression and bipolar depression are identical, there are some important differences. Careful evaluation of symptoms and a thorough psychiatric history leads to accurate diagnosis and successful treatment outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All women presenting with postpartum depression should be screened for bipolar disorder as the treatment of bipolar depression differs substantially from unipolar depression.
authors.affiliation: Saint Clare's Health Services, Denville, NJ, USA. mcullendrill@aol.com
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cullen-Drill
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors