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Some Implications of the Sleep Patterns of Pregnancy for Postpartum Emotional Disturbances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ismet Karacan ,
Robert L. Williams ,
C. J. Hursch ,
M. McCaulley  and
M. W. Heine
Ismet Karacan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, Fla., U.S.A.
Robert L. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, Fla., U.S.A.
C. J. Hursch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, Fla., U.S.A.
M. McCaulley
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, Fla., U.S.A.
M. W. Heine
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, Fla., U.S.A.
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Emotional disturbance during pregnancy and the postpartum period is very common and at times leads to serious psychotic reactions. Studies comparing the relative frequency of psychotic breakdown in women during pregnancy or postpartum, or at other times, indicate that there is a greater frequency of psychotic reaction in the postpartum period (Pugh et al., 1963; Ryle, 1961; Tobin, 1957; Strecker and Ebaugh, 1926; Richardson and Guttmacher, 1967).

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 115 , Issue 525 , August 1969 , pp. 929 - 935
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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