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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center al Dallas 75235-9032, USA.
Seminars in Perinatology
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
The risks during pregnancy from commonly prescribed psychopharmacological agents are summarized in this article. Psychotropic agents included in this discussion are antidepressants, antianxiety agents, and antipsychotic agents. The focus of this review is to describe the association between these medications and the incidence of congenital malformations. Epidemiological studies, cohort studies, case reports, and animal studies are discussed.