puerperal psychosis

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• puerperal psychosis — (or archaic ● puerperal …   Useful english dictionary

• puerperal psychosis — a psychosis that is triggered by childbirth and usually arises in the first two weeks after giving birth. It affects 1 in 20 women; those suffering from bipolar affective disorder or schizophrenia or those who have a history of puerperal… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Psychosis — Not to be confused with Psychopathy. For other uses, see Psychosis (disambiguation). Psychosis Classification and external resources ICD 10 F20 F29[1] ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• puerperal —  Pertaining to childbirth, as in puerperal psychosis …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Psychosis — In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person s capacity to meet life s everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in which reality testing is grossly impaired. Symptoms can include… …   Medical dictionary

• Postpartum psychosis — or (also sometimes referred to as puerperal psychosis or postnatal psychosis), is a mental illness, which involves the rapid onset of psychotic symptoms in a woman following childbirth. Although sometimes confused with postpartum depression,… …   Wikipedia

• Menstrual psychosis — Contents 1 Definition 2 History 3 Examples 4 Clinical features 5 Epidemiology …   Wikipedia

• Organic prepartum and postpartum psychoses — There are many distinct forms of psychosis which start during pregnancy (prepartum) or after delivery (postpartum). In Europe and North America, only one – acute postpartum bipolar or polymorphic psychosis (postpartum psychosis)– is commonly seen …   Wikipedia

• Postnatal — (Latin for after birth , from post meaning after and natalis meaning of birth ) is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks. Another term would be postpartum period, as it refers to the mother… …   Wikipedia

• Christine Dean — Professor Christine Dean BA. MD. FRCPsych is a London psychiatrist currently consulting at the Priory Hospital Roehampton, the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM), The Helen Bamber Foundation, in her private practice and as a… …   Wikipedia

• Psychoneuroendocrinology — is the clinical study of hormone fluctuations and their relationship to human behavior. It may be viewed from the perspective of psychiatry, where in certain mood disorders, there are associated neuroendocrine or hormonal changes affecting the… …   Wikipedia