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  • 27 - Perinatal and gynaecological disorders

  • from Part III - Working with specific units
  • Edited by Geoffrey Lloyd, Priory Hospital, London, Elspeth Guthrie, University of Manchester
  • Book:
    Handbook of Liaison Psychiatry
    Published online:
    10 December 2009
    Print publication:
    24 May 2007, pp 632-672

  • Summary

    This chapter seeks to emphasize the place of women's mental health requirements in the context of normal reproductive events. The concept of a systematic change in physiological and psychological function across the menstrual phase in women is not new. Some view premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a culture-bound syndrome that constitutes a negotiated reality between those who treat it and those who suffer. Pregnancy should always be considered by clinicians when prescribing medical interventions to any woman of reproductive age. In a large American study, 45% of women with known bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) reported high levels of emotional disturbance during pregnancy and within the first month post-partum. Women experiencing a lengthy perimenopause did have a moderately increased rate of depressive symptoms. Women show different handling and metabolism, and side-effect profiles for a number of drugs.