The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lithium prophylaxis during the peripartum period in women with lithium-responsive bipolar I disorder. Seventeen lithium-treated patients were selected and underwent preconception counseling that included both a psychiatric and an obstetric evaluation. Treatment was continued with flexible-doses of lithium combined with supportive psychotherapy throughout the pregnancy and the postpartum period. The results support the prophylaxis efficacy of lithium in lithium-responder bipolar women who have a high risk of severe peripartum recurrences.
Gianluca Rosso, Umberto Albert, Gabriele Di Salvo, Manuela Scatà, Tullia Todros, Giuseppe Maina (2016). Lithium prophylaxis during pregnancy and the postpartum period in women with lithium-responsive bipolar I disorder. ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH, 19(2), 429-432 [10.1007/s00737-016-0601-0].
Lithium prophylaxis during pregnancy and the postpartum period in women with lithium-responsive bipolar I disorder
Umberto Albert;TODROS, TULLIA;
2016
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lithium prophylaxis during the peripartum period in women with lithium-responsive bipolar I disorder. Seventeen lithium-treated patients were selected and underwent preconception counseling that included both a psychiatric and an obstetric evaluation. Treatment was continued with flexible-doses of lithium combined with supportive psychotherapy throughout the pregnancy and the postpartum period. The results support the prophylaxis efficacy of lithium in lithium-responder bipolar women who have a high risk of severe peripartum recurrences.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
