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The Effect of Childbirth on the Prognosis of Married Schizophrenic Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul E. Yarden ,
David M. Max  and
Zwi Eisenbach
Paul E. Yarden
Affiliation:
Formerly: Talbieh Mental Hospital, Jerusalem; now: Kfar Shaul Government Mental Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
David M. Max
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Zwi Eisenbach
Affiliation:
Central Bureau of Statistics, Jerusalem, Israel
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The number of married schizophrenic women living at home may be expected to increase owing to the effectiveness of modern pharmacotherapeutic methods and the trend towards social rehabilitation. Hospital admissions will be limited to short periods, thus providing greater opportunity for the schizophrenic patient to become pregnant. As each additional attack of the illness may result in further deterioration, which will increase the mother's inability to care for her children, the relationship between the schizophrenic disease process and the stresses of pregnancy and childbirth needs investigation and evaluation. The practical clinical significance of this question is mainly relevant to married women suffering from schizophrenia of an acute onset or schizophrenia which follows a more benign course, which would allow them to function at home at various intervals.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 , Issue 486 , May 1966 , pp. 491 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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