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Postpartum Psychiatric Admissions

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Advanced Psychosomatic Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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This study was designed to collect selected data on obstetrical and psychiatric characteristics of patients who were admitted to the psychiatric service of a 1200-bed general hospital within 6 months following delivery. The hospital serves as the major clinical teaching facility for a university medical school. It is supported in large part by public funds and, in addition to being a referral center for private patients, serves as the primary hospital for the indigent, low-socioeconomic individuals of an area of approximately 1.5 million population. The collected data will serve as the basis for future investigations of postpartum psychiatric disorders.

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  1. R. S. Good
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  1. Abt. für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie, Psychotherapie, Kreiskrankenhaus, Meisenhartweg 14, W-7880, Bad Säckingen, Germany

    Dietmar Richter

  2. Abt. für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie, Universitätshospital, Schanzenstraße 46, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Johannes Bitzer

  3. Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Gasthiusberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Piet Nijs

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Good, R.S. (1991). Postpartum Psychiatric Admissions. In: Richter, D., Bitzer, J., Nijs, P. (eds) Advanced Psychosomatic Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75648-1_11

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75648-1_11

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