title: A narratology of postpartum psychosis in an Orthodox Jewish woman.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of postpartum psychosis in an Orthodox Jewish woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-based narratology using an unstructured interview was conducted to facilitate the telling of her story.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While the nurses were unable to recognize her symptoms in the hospital, her family members were also unable to recognize escalating symptoms once she returned home, until she became a danger to herself.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Better recognition of symptoms, empathetic connections, cultural appreciation of faith-based rituals and their effect on patient isolation, and education of families and nursing staff may be vital components to successful recovery from postpartum psychosis.
authors.affiliation: Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Bobbie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Posmontier
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology*; D033262:Narration; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000208:ethnology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*
keywords: Health care; mental health and illness; narrative inquiry; postpartum care; transcultural