Relationship between postpartum mood disorders and bipolar disorder based on a case report of a patient with postpartum psychosis

Author/s
Agnieszka Bratek, Julia Beil, Krzysztof Krysta, Anna Bochenska
Citation
Issue 3 Summer 2013
CEPiP.2013;1:311-315
Abstract

Data from the literature indicate the existence of a close relationship between some postpartum mood disorders and bipolar disorder. Women with a diagnosed bipolar disorder are at very high risk for affective psychosis in the weeks following delivery. We describe a case of a 28 year old woman, who developed the first symptoms of the disorder a few days after the delivery. Her first episode was successfully controlled with pharmacological treatment; however, she subsequently had relapses requiring hospitalisation. This case emphasises the importance of early psychiatric intervention, effective pharmacological treatment and co-operation with the family to control and treat the disorder successfully from the onset and through following recurring episodes.

Keywords: postpartum mood disorders, bipolar disorder, risk factors, treatment

Cite as: Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practice 2013, 3(1):311-315; https://doi.org/10.65031/elmh7213

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