Understanding Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe, but treatable, form of mental illness that occurs after having a baby. It can happen ‘out of the blue’ to women without previous experience of mental illness. There are some groups of women, women with a history of bipolar disorder for example, who are at much higher risk. PP normally begins in the first few days to weeks after childbirth. It can get worse very quickly and should always be treated as a medical emergency.

With the right treatment, women with PP do make a full recovery.

Thanks to Dr Sally Wilson and Zebunisa from Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) who shared their personal experiences during this webinar with Professor Ian Jones, director of the National Centre for Mental Health.

APP is the national charity for women and families affected by postpartum psychosis. https://www.app-network.org/

Thanks also go to Professor Arianna di Florio who shared the latest on her research in this area and launched a new study into Postpartum Psychosis.

- Take part online today: https://www.ncmh.info/help-with-resea...

- A Padlet with more links and resources:
https://padlet.com/psychmedcomms/ncmhpp

We at NCMH provide these sessions for free but if you would like to make a donation please consider supporting Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP): https://www.app-network.org/fundraisi...

NCMH is funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales.