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Melatonin for the prevention of relapse in postpartum onset bipolar disorder induced by jet lag

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

N. Thomas  and
S. Jayakrishnan
N. Thomas
Affiliation:
Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Sunshine Hospital, St. Albans, Australia
S. Jayakrishnan
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Rose Wood, Glenside Campus, Glenside, VIC, Australia

Abstract

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People with bipolar disorders may have relapse of mood episodes associated with sleep deprivation and postpartum states. Jet lag can cause sleep problems resulting in relapse of mood episodes in vulnerable people. Melatonin synthesized in the pineal gland will normalize the circadian rhythm and prevent the recurrence of mood episodes in predisposed people. We are reporting a case of successful use of melatonin in a 30-year old lady with history of postpartum onset mood disorder and multiple relapses of mania precipitated by jet lag.

Type
P02-514
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 1110
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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