Open AccessUnplanned pregnancies leading to psychotropic exposure in women with mental illness - Findings from a perinatal psychiatry clinic
Author(s) -
Geetha Desai,
Girish N. Babu,
Prabha S. Chandra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.94649
Subject(s) - medicine , psychotropic medication , pregnancy , psychiatry , mental illness , psychotropic drug , mental health , drug , genetics , biology
The aims of this study were (a) to describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women with unplanned pregnancies and consequent exposure to psychotropic drugs, (b) to describe the nature and timing of psychotropic exposure during pregnancy among these women, and (c) to examine the outcome of decisions related to pregnancy following consultation at a perinatal psychiatric service.