Puerperal affective psychosis: is there a case for lithium prophylaxis?. Austin, M. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 161:692–694, 1992. Publisher: Br J Psychiatry
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It is well known that women with a history of manic-depressive or puerperal affective psychosis are at particularly high risk of relapse in the puerperium. This paper describes the use of lithium given during or after pregnancy to women with a history of bipolar illness or puerperal affective psychosis. The rate of puerperal relapse in these subjects was compared with that in a similar group of women not on lithium. The significantly better outcome of the treatment group highlights the need for a prospective controlled trial looking at the effectiveness of lithium in minimising puerperal bipolar relapse.
@article{austin_puerperal_1992,
	title = {Puerperal affective psychosis: is there a case for lithium prophylaxis?},
	volume = {161},
	issn = {0007-1250},
	url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1422621/},
	doi = {10.1192/BJP.161.5.692},
	abstract = {It is well known that women with a history of manic-depressive or puerperal affective psychosis are at particularly high risk of relapse in the puerperium. This paper describes the use of lithium given during or after pregnancy to women with a history of bipolar illness or puerperal affective psychosis. The rate of puerperal relapse in these subjects was compared with that in a similar group of women not on lithium. The significantly better outcome of the treatment group highlights the need for a prospective controlled trial looking at the effectiveness of lithium in minimising puerperal bipolar relapse.},
	urldate = {2021-09-07},
	journal = {The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science},
	author = {Austin, MP},
	year = {1992},
	pmid = {1422621},
	note = {Publisher: Br J Psychiatry},
	keywords = {Adult, Bipolar Disorder / prevention \& control*, Bipolar Disorder / psychology, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Lithium / administration \& dosage*, M P Austin, MEDLINE, NCBI, NIH, NLM, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, PubMed Abstract, Puerperal Disorders / prevention \& control*, Puerperal Disorders / psychology, Recurrence, Risk Factors, doi:10.1192/bjp.161.5.692, pmid:1422621},
	pages = {692--694},
}

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