sodium-ethylxanthate and Puerperal-Disorders

Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Catecholamines; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cognition; Creatinine; Delivery, Obstetric; Depression; Epinephrine; Female; Humans; Hypochondriasis; MMPI; Neurotic Disorders; Norepinephrine; Normetanephrine; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Psychological Tests; Psychotic Disorders; Puerperal Disorders; Reflex, Startle; Sex; Social Behavior; Stress, Psychological; Vanilmandelic Acid

In this study of 192 cases of post partum psychosis, the mean age of cases was 24.2 years. A past history of post partum psychosis was present in 16 cases (8.3%). As per the RDC categories, a majority of patients had unspecified functional psychosis and developed psychosis after the birth of first child. There was a positive correlation between the birth of female child and psychosis. The majority of cases developed psychosis within first 2 weeks after delivery. There were several other statistically significant differences when these cases were compared with non-puerperal, disease-matched controls.

Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Behavioral Symptoms; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Depression, Postpartum; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Female; Humans; India; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Unwanted; Prospective Studies; Psychotic Disorders; Puerperal Disorders; Risk Factors; Sex

Topics: Depression; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mothers; Pregnancy; Puerperal Disorders; Sex

Topics: Anxiety; Black or African American; Cognition; Depression; Educational Status; Female; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Mental Disorders; Mental Processes; Pregnancy; Psychological Tests; Puerperal Disorders; Sex; White People

Topics: Body Weight; Female; Fetal Death; Finland; Humans; Infant Mortality; Labor Presentation; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Puerperal Disorders; Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; Sex; Social Conditions; Statistics as Topic; Uterine Inertia