Risk, treatment duration, and recurrence risk of postpartum affective disorder in women with no prior psychiatric history: A population-based cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Some 5%-15% of all women experience postpartum depression (PPD), which for many is their first psychiatric disorder. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of postpartum affective disorder (AD), duration of treatment, and rate of subsequent postpartum...

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Main Authors: Marie-Louise H Rasmussen, Marin Strøm, Jan Wohlfahrt, Poul Videbech, Mads Melbye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002392