Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum : principles and treatment / edited by Victoria Hendrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hendrick, Victoria C., 1963-

Series:

Current clinical practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness in pregnancy.

Pregnancy in mentally ill women.

Postpartum psychiatric disorders.

Mental illness in pregnancy--Treatment.

Postpartum psychiatric disorders--Treatment.

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Postpartum Period--psychology.

Pregnancy Complications--therapy.

Pregnancy.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Postpartum Period--psychology.

Pregnancy Complications--therapy.

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2006]

Summary:

Although psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period are common, clinicians often feel apprehensive about treating such patients because of the potential adverse effects of prenatal medication. In Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum: Principles and Treatment, a panel of top experts in perinatal psychiatry reviews the many recent studies on the use of psychiatric medications in pregnancy and postpartum and assesses their impact on the diagnosis and treatment of pregnant/postpartum women. The authors focus on each of the major psychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse, eating disorders, and mental illness, as well as on the potential impact of these illnesses on infants and children. Interpreting conflicting and inconclusive clinical findings, they spell out the lesser-known risks of prenatal medication exposure and illuminate a variety of issues that must be taken into account in choosing such treatments as medications, psychotherapy, parental education, and social skills training.

Comprehensive and clinically focused, Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum: Principles and Treatment quickly provides busy clinicians with all the information necessary to make informed, careful decisions on the safest and most effective treatment of psychiatrically disturbed pregnant women and new mothers.

Contents:

General considerations in treating psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and following delivery / Victoria Hendrick

Prevalence, clinical course, and management of depression during pregnancy / Sanjog Kalra and Adrienne Einarson

Postpartum depression: a common complication of childbirth / C. Neill Epperson and Jennifer Ballew

Treatment of anxiety disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum / Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Karin Larsen, and Katherine M. Moore

Bipolar disorder: special issues in pregnancy and the postpartum / Lori L. Altshuler and Carol Kiriakos

Schizophrenia during pregnancy and the postpartum period / Mary V. Seeman

Pregnancy and substance abuse / Karen A. Miotto ... [et al.]

Eating disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum: empirically informed treatment guidelines / Debra L. Franko

Children of parents with mental illness: outcomes and interventions / Mary F. Brunette and Teresa Jacobsen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588294862

OCLC:

61731329

Publisher Number:

9781588294869