title: Post-abortion mania.
abstract: We describe case histories of three women with post-abortion mania, including two women who underwent a change in diagnosis from bipolar II to bipolar I disorder and another woman who had no prior history of psychiatric disturbance. It is argued that the study of post-abortion mania should provide an opportunity to better understand the aetiology of puerperal mania.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. vsharma@uwo.ca
authors: Verinder
authors: V
authors: Sharma
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Sommerdyk
authors: Sapna
authors: S
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents