Pregnant Women Presenting to Psychiatric Emergency Services: A Retrospective Chart Review from India
One-fifth of women in the perinatal period presenting to the ER were pregnant. Agitation and aggression were the most common reasons. Parenteral medications were commonly used, and more than a fifth required inpatient care, emphasizing the seriousness of risk.
Authors
- Harish Thippeswamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-7536)
- Sundarnag Ganjekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1450-1191)
- Manisha Murugesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9418-6077)
- Geetha Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-1054)
- Prabha S. Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2902-6389)
Institutions
- Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176241273921
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00