Clinical interventions for women with schizophrenia: pregnancy.
Summary of "Clinical interventions for women with schizophrenia: pregnancy."
Seeman MV. Clinical interventions for women with schizophrenia: pregnancy. Objective:  A comprehensive treatment program for schizophrenia needs to include services to women of childbearing age that address contraception, pregnancy, and postpartum issues, as well as safe and effective parenting. To update knowledge in these areas, a summary of the recent qualitative and quantitative literature was undertaken. Method:  The search terms 'sexuality,''contraception,''pregnancy,''postpartum,''custody,' and 'parenting' were entered into PubMed, PsycINFO, and SOCINDEX along with the terms 'schizophrenia' and 'antipsychotic.' Publications in English for all years subsequent to 2000 were retrieved and their reference lists further searched in an attempt to arrive at a distillation of useful clinical recommendations. Results:  The main recommendations to care providers are as follows: take a sexual history and initiate discussion about intimate relationships and contraception with all women diagnosed with schizophrenia. During pregnancy, adjust antipsychotic dose to clinical status, link the patient with prenatal care services, and help her prepare for childbirth. There are pros and cons to breastfeeding while on medication, and these need thorough discussion. During the postpartum period, mental health home visits should be provided. Parenting support is critical. Conclusion:  The comprehensive treatment of schizophrenia in women means remembering that all women of childbearing age are potential new mothers.
Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
ISSN: 1600-0447
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22715925
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01897.x
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Pregnancy In Diabetics
The state of PREGNANCY in women with DIABETES MELLITUS. This does not include either symptomatic diabetes or GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE induced by pregnancy (DIABETES, GESTATIONAL) which resolves at the end of pregnancy.
Pregnancy Complications
Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.
Morning Sickness
Symptoms of NAUSEA and VOMITING in pregnant women that usually occur in the morning during the first 2 to 3 months of PREGNANCY. Severe persistent vomiting during pregnancy is called HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM.
Pregnancy Proteins
Proteins produced by organs of the mother or the PLACENTA during PREGNANCY. These proteins may be pregnancy-specific (present only during pregnancy) or pregnancy-associated (present during pregnancy or under other conditions such as hormone therapy or certain malignancies.)
Obstetrics
A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.
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