Postpartum psychosis: why should metabolic risk be monitored?
Herbert Mwebe Associate professor of mental health, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Roehampton, London
Lucy Fleming Lecturer practitioner, The Institute, Guernsey, Channel Islands
The metabolic side effects associated with antipsychotics pose concerns and challenges
Postpartum psychosis, a severe mental illness affecting about one in 1,000 women after giving birth, should be treated as a medical emergency.
Mental Health Practice.
27, 5, 18-19.
doi: 10.7748/mhp.27.5.18.s8
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