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Recurrence of bipolar disorder during pregnancy: a systematic review

Authors: Misbah Salim, Verinder Sharma, Kelly K. Anderson

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

We conducted a systematic review of the literature to determine the prevalence of mood episode recurrences during pregnancy among women with bipolar disorder. Included studies (n = 11) had wide variation in the reported proportions of pregnant women with bipolar disorder who experienced a recurrence (median = 24%, range = 4–73%). There is some evidence that pregnant women are more likely to have a depressive or mixed episode, rather than hypomanic or manic. The extant literature cannot answer the question of how pregnancy affects the course of bipolar disorder; it merely informs us of the effect of medication discontinuation during pregnancy.

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Title: Recurrence of bipolar disorder during pregnancy: a systematic review
Authors: Misbah Salim
Verinder Sharma
Kelly K. Anderson
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0831-4

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