Psychopharmacology and Pregnancy Treatment Efficacy, Risks, and Guidelines /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Galbally, Megan (Editor), Snellen, Martien (Editor), Lewis, Andrew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Psychopharmacology.; Pharmacotherapy.; Clinical psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Clinical Psychology.

This book examines the role of psychopharmacological treatment in a range of disorders that may be encountered during pregnancy, including major depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and substance abuse. The natural history of each cond...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Perinatal Psychiatry
• The Process of Obtaining Informed Consent: Including Medico-legal implications
• Methodology: How to Interpret the Literature and Level of Evidence
• Physiological Changes in Pregnancy, the Biology of Exposure and Psychopharmacology
• Outcomes for Mother and Child as a Result of Untreated Mental Illness
• Major Depressive Disorders: Anti-depressants
• Anxiety Disorders: Anxiolytics and Hypnotics
• Bipolar Affective Disorder: Mood Stabilisers
• Schizophrenia: Anti-Psychotics
• Other Disorders: Eating Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder
• Substance Abuse Disorders
• Complementary and alternative Medicines
• ECT
• Conclusion.