Article
Searching for the puerperal trigger: molecular genetic studies of bipolar affective puerperal psychosis.
Psychopharmacology bulletin - 1 Jan 2007
Jones Ian, Craddock Nick
Abstract excerpt
The available evidence suggests that the puerperium is a period of increased risk for acute episodes of illness in bipolar (BP) women and points to genetic factors as influencing vulnerability to postpartum triggering of such episodes. We have previously reported compelling evidence of familiarity of vulnerability to puerperal episodes in female sibs with BP disorder and find similar familial clustering for...
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