{"id":4210,"date":"2025-05-27T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:39:32","slug":"sisters-of-women-with-postpartum-psychosis-face-10-times-higher-risk-mount-sinai-study-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=4210","title":{"rendered":"Sisters of Women with Postpartum psychosis Face 10 Times Higher Risk, Mount Sinai Study Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Women whose sisters experienced postpartum psychosis are more than 10 times as likely to develop the condition themselves, according to groundbreaking research from Mount Sinai. Published on May 19 in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.ajp.20230576\"><em>American Journal of Psychiatry<\/em><\/a>, the study highlights the significant role of genetic and shared environmental factors in this rare but severe mental illness, which can lead to suicide or infanticide if untreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study analyzed records of over 1.6 million women from Swedish national registries, identifying 2,514 cases of postpartum psychosis within three months of childbirth. Researchers found that having a sister with the condition dramatically increases a woman\u2019s risk by more than 10-fold. Additionally, sisters with bipolar disorder faced double the risk, while those with both bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis had a 14-fold higher likelihood of developing the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the high relative risk, the absolute risk remains low at 1.6% for women with an affected sister. Postpartum psychosis, marked by severe mood swings, hallucinations, and paranoia, is often underdiagnosed, leaving many mothers without critical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Veerle Bergink, co-senior author, emphasized the need for awareness:&nbsp;<em>\u201cEvery woman of childbearing age and their physicians should know the symptoms and familial risks to enable prompt diagnosis and prevention.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Dr. Behrang Mahjani, a co-author, added that genetic research underway at Mount Sinai could uncover mechanisms and potential treatments for the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study underscores postpartum psychosis as distinct from bipolar disorder and calls for broader recognition of its risks. Future research aims to identify specific genes involved, paving the way for early intervention and personalized care. Mount Sinai\u2019s ongoing work promises to transform the understanding and management of this devastating disorder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women whose sisters experienced postpartum psychosis are more than 10 times as likely to develop the condition themselves, according to groundbreaking research from Mount Sinai. Published on May 19 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Psychiatry, the study highlights the significant role of genetic and shared environmental factors in this rare but severe mental illness, which can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1565],"tags":[1566,1869],"class_list":["post-4210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-medicine","tag-health-medicine","tag-postpartum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4211,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4210\/revisions\/4211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}