Ian Jones

PURPOSE: The premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle, childbirth and perimenopause often coincide with a worsening of mood symptoms in women with bipolar disorder (BD). To date, findings from the limited number of studies investigating as…

Background and Aims: Reproductive cycle events are associated with mood episodes in at least some women with bipolar disorder. We aimed to establish whether illness episodes in relation to menstruation, childbirth and menopause are associat…

Background and Aims: Reproductive life events are potential triggers of mood episodes in women with bipolar disorder. We aimed to establish whether a history of premenstrual mood change and postpartum episodes are associated with perimenopa…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether variation at two common polymorphisms, T102C and -1438AG, of the serotonin 2A gene (5HT2A) are involved in the puerperal triggering mechanism of bipolar affective puerperal psychosis. METHOD: A total of 242 par…