title: Relapses of bipolar/cycloid psychosis related to childbearing.
abstract: It was observed nearly 200 years ago that mothers with puerperal psychosis may recover, then relapse, sometimes repeatedly. This phenomenon seems to be better recognized in the American and French literature, where it has been reported in a large minority, or even majority, of cases. It offers an opportunity to study the pathogenesis of psychosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. i.f.brockington@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brockington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: Early postpartum trigger; Multiple relapses; Prepartum psychosis