Does puerperal illness distinguish a subgroup of bipolar patients?

N Hunt; T Silverstone

doi:10.1016/0165-0327(95)00006-9

Does puerperal illness distinguish a subgroup of bipolar patients?

J Affect Disord. 1995 May 17;34(2):101-7. doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00006-9.

Authors

N Hunt¹, T Silverstone

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 7665801
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00006-9

Abstract

Puerperal psychosis was found to be the 1st illness for 13 (36%) of a series of 36 mothers with bipolar affective disorder. The risk of recurrence with childbirth in those with established bipolar disorder was found to be 25-40%. Those women who survived childbirth without illness but then became ill at a later time reported a worse illness course. Recent fatherhood was not a precipitant of 1st affective illness for any of the 28 bipolar men.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Bipolar Disorder / classification
Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis*
Bipolar Disorder / psychology
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Puerperal Disorders / classification
Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis*
Puerperal Disorders / psychology
Recurrence
Risk Factors