The Psychiatric clinics of North America
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Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. · Mar 1987
Case ReportsMajor mental illness and childbearing. A role for the consultation-liaison psychiatrist in obstetrics.
Considerable attention has been paid to psychiatric disorders arising in the postpartum period. However, there has been very little systematic study of mental illness during pregnancy. ⋯ This article reviews the existing literature and along with illustrative cases discusses the management of mental illness related to pregnancy. The relationship between the consultation-liaison psychiatrist and the obstetrician-gynecologist in caring for such problems is emphasized.