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Using a Murine Model of Psychosocial Stress in Pregnancy as a Translationally Relevant Paradigm for Psychiatric Disorders in Mothers and Infants
Published on: June 13, 2021
Relational ethics: when mothers suffer from psychosis
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mary.seeman@utoronto.ca
Objective:
The goal of this review is to aid clinicians with ethical issues arising in the treatment of women who suffer from psychosis.
Method:
This paper is a synthesis of the recent literature in adult and child psychiatry, ethics, law, and child welfare pertaining to the topic of maternal psychosis. Topics include: family planning, the care of pregnant women with schizophrenia, postpartum psychosis, child custody, involuntary treatment, confidentiality issues, and service fragmentation.
Conclusion:
Appreciation of the particularized circumstances of issues arising in the treatment of mothers who suffer from psychosis serve the clinician better than the dispassionate application of a principle-driven ethic.
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