Women With IBD May Be At Higher Risk For Developing New-Onset Psychiatric Disorders During The Postpartum Period, Researchers Say

Healio Gastroenterology (1/10, Young) reports, “Women with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] are at higher risk for developing new-onset psychiatric disorders during the postpartum period, particularly mood and anxiety disorders and substance abuse disorders,” researchers concluded after comparing data on “3,721 women with IBD and 798,908 women without IBD.” The findings were published online Jan. 5 in the journal Gut.

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— “Women with IBD at higher risk for postpartum, new-onset psychiatric disorders, “Alex Young, Healio Gastroenterology, January 10, 2019

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