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Familiality of the puerperal trigger in bipolar disorder: results of a family study.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jun 2001
Jones I, Craddock N
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OBJECTIVE: Puerperal psychosis, an episode of mania or psychosis precipitated by childbirth, follows approximately one in 1,000 deliveries. The evidence of clinical, outcome, and genetic studies supports the hypothesis that the majority of puerperal psychotic episodes are manifestations of an affective disorder diathesis with a puerperal trigger. Family studies of puerperal psychosis consistently demonstrate...
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