Mania and psychosis related symptoms in the perinatal period V1.0

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Exploring people’s experiences of mania and psychosis related symptoms in the perinatal period.

• IRAS ID

  343933

• Contact name

  Daniela Di Basilio

• Contact email

  dibasilio@lancaster.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Lancaster University

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  N/A, N/A

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 2 months, 16 days

• Research summary

  This study aims to explore people’s experiences of symptoms relating to mania and psychosis in the perinatal period. The perinatal period refers to the timeframe starting with conception, throughout pregnancy and up to 12-months after birth. For some people, symptoms might include:
  • Feeling more euphoric, irritable or agitated than usual
  • Feeling the need for less sleep than usual
  • Being more easily distracted or confused than usual
  • Increased self-esteem or self-confidence
  • Rapidly changing moods
  • Seeing, hearing or feeling things that others may not.
  This list is not comprehensive, and participants may experience more than one symptom at a time. Participants do not need a diagnosis of any mental health difficulty, but they must have experienced any symptoms related to these symptoms (mania or psychosis) for most of the day, almost every day a week, in a one-month period at any point within the perinatal timeframe. Participants must also be pregnant or have given birth in the past 12 months.
  Participants will be recruited via Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services in the NHS and private or charity organisations such as community play groups to allow for a range of voices to be heard and represented in the study. Once recruited and informed consent has been obtained, participants will be interviewed about their experiences. The information gained will be used to look for themes common to participants which are indicative of their experiences.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  25/NW/0108

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 Jun 2025

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion