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PMID: 14662219 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Pregnant women with bipolar disorder often elicit conflicts between maternal and fetal considerations. CASE: A 26-year-old primigravida at 12 weeks' gestation presented for emergency psychiatric evaluation after discontinuing psychotropic medications when starting prenatal care. She developed worsening depression and was suicidal. She was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit, medication was reinitiated, and she appeared to stabilize well enough to be followed as an outpatient. Two days after discharge, she shot herself in the left chest, resulting in her death and that of her fetus. CONCLUSION: When choosing to maintain or discontinue mood stabilizers during pregnancy, decisions are best made by the use of a risk-benefit model that takes into account the health and well-being of both mother and fetus. |
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Authors:
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Diana L Dell; Benjamin W O'Brien |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 102 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-12-09 Completed Date: 2004-01-06 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1306-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. dell0001@mc.duke.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / therapeutic use Bipolar Disorder / complications*, drug therapy Bupropion / therapeutic use Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* / drug therapy Suicide* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; 34841-39-9/Bupropion |
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