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This fully revised second edition presents up-to-date information about currently available scientific evidence, expert opinions, and practical recommendations on the use of psychotropic drugs and pharmacological treatments in the field of perinatal psychiatry. In addition to the social context, many women experience the occurrence or recurrence of psychiatric disorders during the perinatal period. Psychiatric disorders during this period can have negative effects on the fetus, infant, and other children in the family, and can result in functional impairment among mothers.
The book offers a comprehensive overview of psychopharmacological treatments for nearly all specific psychiatric conditions and includes, besides chapters on antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepines, and Z-drugs, a new chapter on other available drugs. In the additional chapter, psychopharmacologic treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum is described.
The book will appeal to a wide readership, including psychiatrists, obstetricians, gynaecologists, and paediatricians.
List of contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PERINATAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY.- 1. Epidemiology of use of psychotropic drugs in pregnant and nursing women.- 2. Maternal and infant drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetic changes in psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and the postpartum period.- 3. Safety parameters and risk categories used for psychotropic drugs in pregnancy and lactation.- 4. General approach to pharmacological treatments during the perinatal period.- 5. The Role of paternal mental health during the perinatal period: from preconception to postpartum.- . Part II: SAFETY OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION .- 6. Antidepressants in pregnancy.- 7. Antidepressants during lactation.- 8. Antipsychotics in pregnancy.- 9. Antipsychotics during lactation.- 10. Mood stabilizers in pregnancy.- 11. Mood stabilizers during lactation.- 12. Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in pregnancy.- 13. Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs during lactation.- 14. Miscellaneous Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation.- . Part III: PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD.- 15. Major depression during the perinatal period.- 16. Perinatal Psychopharmacology – Bipolar Disorder.- 17. Schizophrenia and related psychoses .- 18. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.- 19. Anxiety disorders.- 20. Posttraumatic stress disorder.- 21. Alcohol use disorders in Perinatal period.- 22. Substance use disorders in the perinatal period.- 23. Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Common Sleep Disorders During Pregnancy and Lactation.- 24. Psychiatric aspect and psychopharmacologic treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum.
About the author
Faruk Uguz is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. He received his medical degree from the Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey and completed his residency training at Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine. He is a member of the editorial board of several psychiatric journals such as the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Case Reports in Psychiatry, and Annals of Depression and Anxiety.
Laura Orsolini is an M.D., Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Research Assistant at the Psychopharmacology Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research Unit, Department of Psychopharmacology, University of Hertfordshire, UK. She received her medical degree from the University of Pavia, Italy. She completed her training at the Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy and subsequently at the Department of Psychopharmacology, University of Hertfordshire as a research assistant. She also holds a Master’s degree in Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry from the University of San Marino, Republic of San Marino. Her research interests focus on perinatal mental health, addictions, and eating disorders.
Summary
This fully revised second edition presents up-to-date information on currently available scientific evidence, expert opinions, and practical recommendations on the use of psychotropic drugs, as well as pharmacological and biological treatments in the field of perinatal psychiatry. In addition to the social context, many women experience the occurrence or recurrence of psychiatric disorders during the perinatal period. Psychiatric disorders during this period can have negative effects on the fetus, infant, and other children in the family, and can result in functional impairment in mothers.
The book offers a comprehensive overview of psychopharmacological treatments for nearly all specific psychiatric conditions and includes, besides chapters on antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepines, and Z-drugs, a new chapter on other available drugs. An additional chapter discusses electroconvulsive therapy and other biological therapies. In the last chapter, the psychopharmacologic treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum is described.
The book will appeal to a wide readership, including psychiatrists, obstetricians, gynecologists, and paediatricians.
