PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
- Authors: Ushkalova A.1, Ushkalova E.2
-
Affiliations:
- Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry
- V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology
- Issue: Vol 23, No 8 (2012)
- Pages: 15-19
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0236-3054/article/view/115424
- ID: 115424
Cite item
Abstract
The paper analyzes data on bipolar affective disorders (BAD) in which pharmacotherapy discontinuation during pregnancy increases the risk of recurrences. It gives information on the safety of drugs used to treat BAD during gestation and lactation, as well as current guidelines for the management ofpregnant women with BAD.
Keywords
Full Text
About the authors
A. Ushkalova
Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry
E. Ushkalova
V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology
Email: eushk@yandex.ru
MD, Professor