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Archives of Women's Mental Health
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health 1/2017

Open Access 01-02-2017 | Original Article

Recurrent episodes associated with childbearing: a matrix of associations

Author: Ian Brockington

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

A study of several hundred recurrent puerperal psychoses shows that about half of those with known onset recur in the same phase of reproduction, and half have onsets in different phases. Onsets in the same phase are especially a feature of prepartum psychosis and are the strongest indication of a specific trigger operating during pregnancy. Onsets in different phases provide a prima facie case for links between ‘puerperal psychosis’ and other reproductive onsets. They suggest that the ‘picture puzzle’ is not just about early onset puerperal psychosis, but a group of related reproductive triggers.

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Metadata
Title
Recurrent episodes associated with childbearing: a matrix of associations
Author
Ian Brockington
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-016-0681-x

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