Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	31280
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2016-11-08 10:03
Peer-Review Started	2016-11-10 11:23
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2017-01-20 17:46
Revised	2017-01-25 23:06
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2017-04-10 17:59
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2017-04-20 08:37
Articles in Press	2017-04-20 08:37
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-06-06 06:52
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-06-22 11:06

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Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Understanding the pathophysiology of postpartum psychosis: Challenges and new approaches
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	William Davies
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatri Genetics and Genomics MR/L010305/1
Corresponding Author	Dr. William Davies, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building 70, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom. daviesw4@cardiff.ac.uk
Key Words	CCN3; Immune system; Steroid sulfatase; Nephroblastoma-overexpressed; Mouse; Animal model; Risk factor
Core Tip	Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric condition affecting a small proportion of women shortly after childbirth. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying risk for the condition are extremely poorly-defined, but may include perturbed immune function, altered tryptophan metabolism and serotonergic dysfunction. Here, I critically review evidence underlying these assumptions, and discuss a novel model for postpartum psychosis risk, involving maternal deficiency for the enzyme steroid sulfatase, and overexpression of the CCN gene family, based upon emerging data from a recently-developed mouse animal model. Identifying and characterising predictive biomarkers for postpartum psychosis risk will help to ensure prompt clinical inter­vention if required.
Publish Date	2017-06-22 11:06
Citation	Davies W. Understanding the pathophysiology of postpartum psychosis: Challenges and new approaches. World J Psychiatr 2017; 7(2): 77-88
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v7/i2/77.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v7.i2.77

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