Post-Partum Psychosis

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A mental disorder that affects an estimated 1–2 women/1,000 births, which appears within a day to weeks after birth, and is characterised by major mental decompensation, often accompanied by other psychiatric conditions, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Example Andrea Yates, the mother from Texas who drowned her five children
Management Antipsychotics, hospitalisation

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