Is the perimenopause a time of increased risk of recurrence in women with a history of bipolar affective postpartum psychosis? A case series

Robertson Blackmore, E., Craddock, Nicholas John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-0610, Walters, James Tynan Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-4053 and Jones, Ian Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-5889 2008. Is the perimenopause a time of increased risk of recurrence in women with a history of bipolar affective postpartum psychosis? A case series. Archives of Women's Mental Health 11 (1) , pp. 75-78. 10.1007/s00737-008-0215-2

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Abstract

There is increasing awareness of the influence of female reproductive life events on the course of bipolar disorder. Here, we describe the case histories of 5 women diagnosed with postpartum psychosis who subsequently experienced major mood disorders in relation to the perimenopause. This case series suggests that (a) the perimenopause may be a time of increased risk for women who experienced postpartum bipolar episodes and (b) periods of hormonal change represent a major trigger for bipolar episodes in some women.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bipolar disorder, menopause, relapse, postpartum psychosis, perimenopause
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1434-1816
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 10:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/23201

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