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Severe mental illness

Definition

From:

NICE Guideline CG192 - Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

This is defined in this guideline as severe and incapacitating depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and postpartum psychosis.

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