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*Women without a history of [[psychiatric]] [[disease]] can develop [[postpartum]] [[psychosis]]





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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunita Kumawat, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

The peripartum mood disturbances present as a wide spectrum of symptoms.

History and Symptoms

Postpartum blues symptoms are present for few days to 1-2 weeks after delivery. [1]

They are sadness, excessive crying, reduced concentration, appetite problem, anxiety, mood swings, sleeping difficulty, feeling overwhelmed.[2]

While postpartum depression is quite frequent, postpartum psychosis is a very uncommon condition that affects about 0.1 percent of new moms. In moms with bipolar illness, this percentage climbs to 30%. Among the signs and symptoms of postpartum psychosis are:


We can divide the post patum mood disorders into Postpartum depression, post partum psychosis and post partum blues. Numerous signs and symprtoms specific to each of these can find out while looking at the patients known to be having a concern for peripartum depresiion. The specific signs and symptoms to each of the different entity is described ad below:[3]

Signs and symptoms of postpartum depression
Difficulty bonding with the baby
Fear that she is not a good mother
Thoughts of harming herself or her baby
Panic attacks and severe anxiety
Depressed mood or severe mood swings
Crying excessively
Insomnia or excessive sleeping
Feelings of guilt or inadequacy
Loss of interest
Withdrawing from friends and family
Intense anger and irritability
Loss of energy or overwhelming fatigue
shame or worthlessness
Hopelessness
Loss of appetite or excessive eating
Restlessness
Repeated thoughts of death or suicide
Reduced concentration


Most common symptoms of postpartum psychosis include:

  • Confusion and disorientation
  • Hallucinations and delusions
  • Paranoia
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Obsessive thoughts about the baby
  • Attempts to harm herself or the baby
  • Excessive energy and agitation

References

  1. "Postpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic".
  2. Seyfried LS, Marcus SM (August 2003). "Postpartum mood disorders". Int Rev Psychiatry. 15 (3): 231–42. doi:10.1080/0954026031000136857. PMID 15276962.
  3. Agnafors S, Sydsjö G, Dekeyser L, Svedin CG (April 2013). "Symptoms of depression postpartum and 12 years later-associations to child mental health at 12 years of age". Matern Child Health J. 17 (3): 405–14. doi:10.1007/s10995-012-0985-z. PMID 22466717.

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