Puerperal Psychosis: A brief review and unusual case report

This is a brief review of puerperal (post-partum) psychosis and contains a case report of Donkin Psychosis, an unusual form which is associated with pre-eclampsia, from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. It includes considerations for treatment of Donkin Psychosis, in particular....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stewart, George H, Gadama, Luis Aaron, Kerry, Vanessa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6698629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31452852
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i2.11
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Sumario:This is a brief review of puerperal (post-partum) psychosis and contains a case report of Donkin Psychosis, an unusual form which is associated with pre-eclampsia, from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. It includes considerations for treatment of Donkin Psychosis, in particular. It is the first reported case of Donkin Psychosis from Africa, to our knowledge.

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