What happens when our patients get pregnant or plan to get pregnant? What if psychiatric illness manifests during pregnancy or the perinatal period? Dr Elizabeth Fitelson answers these questions and more in this video.

Dr Fitelson is an Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry and Director, The Women's Program in the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, in New York. She is presenting at the APA Annual Meeting in a Symposium titled "Overview of Aspects of the Perinatal Psychiatric Consultation" on Saturday, May 3.