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Genetic Factors in Puerperal Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Inga Thuwe
Inga Thuwe*
Affiliation:
University of Göteborg Psychiatric Research Centre, St. Jörgen's Hospital, S-422 03 Hisings Bocka, Sweden
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Extract

Nearly all the authors who have concerned themselves with puerperal psychoses have discussed the occurrence of mental illness in the families of the patients. However, as Jansson (1964) has pointed out, there exists no systematic study on the importance of hereditary factors in this disorder.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 587 , October 1974 , pp. 378 - 385
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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