Screening for bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Bipolar disorder is a significant mental health problem among perinatal women; however, little attention has been devoted to methods of screening for bipolar disorder during this phase of women's life cycle. There is a need for reliable and valid screening instruments for perinatal women. This paper presents a review of 11 self-report measures used to screen bipolar disorder in the general population and discusses their applicability to screening among perinatal women. Published psychometric data, including reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of each self-report instrument, is presented and critiqued. We make recommendations for screening in clinical practice and highlights priorities for future research. The need for more research in this area is emphasized.
Chessick
Cheryl Ann
CA
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA. Cheryl.Chessick@ucdenver.edu
Dimidjian
Sona
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D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity