Sexual abuse of children in a patient with schizophrenia

A 38-year-old woman with 2 sons after the second childbirth bleeding (uterine inertia) rejected her husband «s sexual demands. Then, she began to sexually abuse her children. The patient did not have any problem before the second child» s birth. There was no history of child abuse in her childhood. However, she had a family history of schizophrenia. After receiving diagnosis of schizophrenia, she was treated with daily antipsychotic. After being discharged from hospital the problems with her children decreased gradually and after almost 6 months, did not apply for sexual abuse of children.