Bipolar Disorder and Psychotropic Medication: Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious psychiatric condition that affects 1% to 2% of people in the United States. Inclusion of the more broadly defined bipolar spectrum disorders raises the prevalence to between 3% and 6.5% (Angst,  1998). The median age of onset of BD is during late adolescence (19.4 years in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network) (Post et al., 2003); therefore, women are at risk for episodes during their childbearing years. Forty to 70% of women with BD will suffer recurrent episodes post-birth (Reich an d Winokur, 1970, van Gent and Verhoeven, 1992, Wisner et al., 2004).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - September 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Katherine L. Wisner, Dorothy Sit, Kelly O'Shea, Debra L. Bogen, Crystal T. Clark, Emily Pinheiro, Amy Yang, Jody D. Ciolino Tags: Research paper Source Type: research