The current metasynthesis included three stages: 1) A systematic literature search of qualitative studies reporting women's experiences of psychosis, 2) a critical appraisal of studies identified ...

The night before his wife died, Rich Baish texted a friend to tell him he thought she was suffering from postnatal depression. “I knew something was wrong,” he recalls, noting how the couple ...

Psychosis involves complex brain interactions, from neurotransmitter imbalances to genetic risks. Understanding its biology ...

Unlike postpartum depression, which affects up to 60 percent of new mothers, instances of postpartum psychosis are rare, affecting just 1 to 2 in 1,000 childbearing women. Postpartum psychosis is ...

In the week after she gave birth, Helena knew something wasn’t right. It had been a traumatic delivery. In the weeks ...

Women were underrepresented ... which may also play a role in psychosis. Importantly, the study design does not allow conclusions about cause and effect. It remains unclear whether higher ...

Postpartum psychosis is thought to affect around one or two in every 1,000 women, which sounds rare, but there are around 353,000 babies born every day, (according to UNICEF), so that’s a global ...

He says we don’t yet understand fully the causes of postpartum psychosis: 'Women with this condition can be as severely ill as anyone we see in mental health services – we need research to ...

Approximately 1,200 women experience postpartum psychosis each year in the UK: on average it affects 1 to 2 in every 1,000 births and often occurs out of the blue to women with no previous history ...

This is the first attempt to systematically explore the qualitative literature on the experiences of women with psychosis. Three overarching themes emerged and a model was developed to explain ...