Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Predictors of Morbidity

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. medically healthy adult women (ages 18-45) fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder of any type (1 or 2) who are currently pregnant within 14 weeks gestation dated by last menstrual period;
• •2. euthymic at the time of conception;
• •3. able to give informed consent and comply with study procedures;
• •4. have a treating psychiatrist, physician or mental health clinician. Gravid women between the ages of 18 and 45