(New York Times) – Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder.

The stakes in the postpartum decision are especially high. Postpartum psychosis often strikes women with no history of mental illness, who in the weeks after giving birth are seized by paranoia or delusions. It occurs in one or two in every 1,000 births, and is considered a clear psychiatric emergency, usually dictating hospitalization. In the worst cases, it can lead to suicide or infanticide. (Read More)