LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHIATRIC-ILLNESS REQUIRING ADMISSION

Authors
BELL AJ LAND NM MILNE S HASSANYEH F
Citation
Aj. Bell et al., LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHIATRIC-ILLNESS REQUIRING ADMISSION, Journal of affective disorders, 31(1), 1994, pp. 67-70
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Journal of affective disorders → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650327
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
67 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0327(1994)31:1<67:LOOPPR>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Among 65 women admitted to a mother and baby unit within 6 months post -partum, 53 were followed up for an average of 8.8 years. Women who ha d no previous history of psychiatric illness or who had experienced pr evious puerperal illness only, did significantly better at follow-up. The majority of these women had presented with a clinical picture of m ajor depression. Past psychiatric history is confirmed as an important prognostic indicator in post-partum illnesses.