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Review
. 2024 Jan;22(1):44-52.
doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230025. Epub 2024 Jan 12.

Postpartum Psychosis: A Preventable Psychiatric Emergency

Ramanpreet Toor  1 , Michelle Wiese  1 , Carmen Croicu  1 , Amritha Bhat  1
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Postpartum Psychosis: A Preventable Psychiatric Emergency

Ramanpreet Toor et al. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Postpartum psychosis is the most severe psychiatric disorder associated with childbirth. Although rare, it is considered a psychiatric emergency that warrants immediate medical attention and inpatient care to ensure safety, complete diagnostic evaluation, and treatment initiation. This article describes the phenomenology of postpartum psychosis, clinical evaluation, treatment guidelines, and prevention strategies.

Keywords: Childbirth; Postpartum psychosis; Pregnancy.

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The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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