The rate of mental illness in parents of infants is on the
rise, which in turn poses the question, is there an increase in the use of
psychotropic medication in pregnancy, and if so what are the effects on the
infant?
In a letter to the editor of the Medical Journal of
Australia, Dr Roisin
Worsley of the SPHPM
brings up the issue of increasing psychotropic medication in pregnancy, and the
lack of information surrounding the potential effects.
In an attempt to redress this dearth of knowledge, Dr Roisin
and colleagues have established the National Registry of Antipsychotic
Medication in Pregnancy. From their data they have discovered that pregnant
women are using antipsychotic medication for a wide range of disorders, and
with the use of these drugs extending beyond psychotic disorders, it is
important to understand the potential effects of antipsychotics on pregnancy.
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