Psychotic illness in first-time mothers with no previous psychiatric hospitalizations: a population-based study.

<h4>Background</h4>Psychotic illness following childbirth is a relatively rare but severe condition with unexplained etiology. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of maternal background characteristics and obstetric factors on the risk of postpartum psychosis, specificall...

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Main Authors: Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Christina M Hultman, Bernard Harlow, Sven Cnattingius, Pär Sparén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19209952/pdf/?tool=EBI