Dr Spada is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She is an associate program director for the psychiatry residency program at UPMC. She is also codirector of the residency program’s Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track and codirector of the Women’s Mental Health and Reproductive Psychiatry Area of Concentration.
Examining a Case of Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: How Best to Coordinate Care
Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.
Planned Induction of Labor in a Patient With Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: A Case Report
Consideration of both practical and ethical concerns, as well as an interdisciplinary approach, can lead to better outcomes for pregnant patients with psychosis.