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Positive screening rates for bipolar disorder in pregnant and postpartum women and associated risk factors.
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PRogram In Support of Moms: An Innovative Stepped-Care Approach for Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of bipolar disorder on maternal and fetal health during pregnancy: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Bipolar Disorder in Perinatal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- The barriers and solutions to effective management of bipolar disorder during the perinatal period: a thematic review.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2025Review
- Associations of mental disorders with maternal health outcomes.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- What racial disparities exist in the prevalence of perinatal bipolar disorder in California?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden and trends of depressive disorders among women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: insights from GBD 2021.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Does Screening for Bipolar Disorders Identify a "Dysregulation of Mood, Energy, and Social Rhythms Syndrome" (DYMERS)? A Heuristic Working Hypothesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A comparison of symptoms of bipolar and unipolar depression in postpartum women.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Bipolar disorder in the postpartum period: the impact of a prenatal mood episode on maternal improvement at postpartum discharge after joint inpatient hospitalization.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Article
- Course of Illness and Treatment Updates for Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
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- Screening for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Obstetric Settings.Current psychiatry reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveBipolar disorder affects 2-8% of pregnant and postpartum women; untreated illness is associated with poor outcomes. This study aimed to describe bipolar disorder screening rates in obstetric settings and associated characteristics.
methodWomen were recruited during pregnancy through three months postpartum from 14 obstetric clinics in Massachusetts. The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) was used to screen for bipolar disorder; a subset previously diagnosed with bipolar was also examined. Differences in characteristics by screening outcome were tested using chi-square and t-tests.
resultsOf 574 participating women, 18.8% screened positive for bipolar disorder. Compared to those with negative, those with positive bipolar screens had 18.5-times the prevalence of positive substance use screens (11.1% vs. 0.6%, p < 0.001) and 3.4-times reported feeling they were not receiving adequate psychiatric help (24.0 vs. 7.0%, p < 0.001). Less than half of those with positive bipolar screens (42.0%) and 61.3% with pre-existing bipolar reported receiving current psychiatric care.
conclusionsAlmost one in five perinatal women screened positive for bipolar disorder. Positive screenings were associated with comorbid substance use and low treatment rates. This study highlights the importance of screening for bipolar disorder during the perinatal period and the need for systematic approaches to ensure adequate assessment and follow-up. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02760004.
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