Postpartum psychosis: Strategies to protect infant and mother from harm
Current Psychiatry. 2009 February;08(02):40-45
February 1, 2009|Current Psychiatry
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Counsel at-risk women before delivery, and be alert for rapid symptom onset
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- Haloperidol • Haldol
- Lithium • various
- Olanzapine • Zyprexa
The authors report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
Acknowledgement
Dr. Resnick, a forensic psychiatrist and coauthor of this article, testified for the defense in both trials of Andrea Yates.
