Mdedge Psychcast

Susan Hatters Friedman, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast  to join host Lorenzo Norris, MD,  to discuss postpartum psychosis. Dr. Hatters Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She also is professor of pediatrics and reproductive biology, and adjunct professor of law at Case Western. In addition, Dr. Hatters Friedman and colleagues recently wrote an article published in Current Psychiatry examining this topic, Postpartum psychosis: Protecting mother and infant. Timestamps: This week in psychiatry (01:09) Interview (05:07) Dr. RK (22:07) Show notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD, consultation-liaison psychiatry fellow with the Inova Fairfax Hospital/George Washington University program in Falls Church, Va.   Overview of postpartum psychosis   Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency with a fulminant development occurring within 1-4 weeks after delivery. Onset is usually 3-10 days postpartum, and women experience a spectrum of sym