Unlike postpartum depression, which affects up to 60 percent of new mothers, instances of postpartum psychosis are rare, affecting just 1 to 2 in 1,000 childbearing women. Postpartum psychosis is ...
Molecular aspects of depression were a total mystery until ... ignorance of schizophrenia came with the discovery of the anti-psychotic neuroleptic drugs and their blockade of dopamine receptors.
Psychosis symptoms can start for a person with bipolar disorder at any point but usually are within the confinements of either a manic or depressive episode. Changes in behavior can often precede ...
A potential for suicide exists in all adolescents with psychotic disorders, and assessment of suicide risk should not be limited to adolescents who present with psychotic depression.
A’s depression worsened ... A experienced a severe psychotic episode. She felt as though she was in a daze, describing it as being “taken over” by an uncontrollable force.