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.
Table 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.
