Postpartum psychosis is the most severe form of postpartum psychiatric illness, occurring in approximately 1 to 2 per 1000 women after childbirth. Although bipolar disorder is a risk factor for postpartum psychosis, a substantial number of women who develop postpartum psychosis have no history of psychiatric illness and experience psychiatric illness only in the context [...]
Tag Archives: Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease More Prevalent in Women with Postpartum Psychosis
November 8, 2011 – 6:13 pm
22nd Annual Postpartum Support International Conference
April 17, 2008 – 4:33 pm
The 22nd Annual Postpartum Support International (PSI) Conference will be held in Houston, TX from June 4 through June 7, 2008. The theme of this year’s conference is “Maternal Health, a Multisystemic View.” One of the featured speakers is Valerie Plame, former CIA agent and author of “Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My [...]
