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Postpartum blues symptoms are present for few days to 1-2 weeks after [[delivery]]. <ref name="urlPostpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic">{{cite web |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/postpartum-depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20376617 |title=Postpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | Postpartum blues symptoms are present for few days to 1-2 weeks after [[delivery]]. <ref name="urlPostpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic">{{cite web |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/postpartum-depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20376617 |title=Postpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
They are sadness, excessive crying, reduced concentration, appetite problem, [[anxiety]], [[mood swings]], sleeping difficulty, feeling overwhelmed. | They are sadness, excessive crying, reduced concentration, appetite problem, [[anxiety]], [[mood swings]], sleeping difficulty, feeling overwhelmed. | ||
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: | |||
* Confusion and memory loss that may come and go. | |||
* Consciousness re-entry and re-exit | |||
* Behavior that is extremely unorganized | |||
* Delusions or hallucinations | |||
* Women without a history of psychiatric disease can develop postpartum psychosis | |||
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: | |||
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!Signs and symptoms of postpartum depression | |||
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|Difficulty bonding with the baby | |||
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|Fear that she is not a good mother | |||
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|Thoughts of harming herself or her baby | |||
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|Panic attacks and severe anxiety | |||
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|Depressed mood or severe mood swings | |||
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|Crying excessively | |||
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|Insomnia or excessive sleeping | |||
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|Feelings of guilt or inadequacy | |||
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|Loss of interest | |||
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|Withdrawing from friends and family | |||
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|Intense anger and irritability | |||
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|Loss of energy or overwhelming fatigue | |||
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|shame or worthlessness | |||
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|Hopelessness | |||
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|Loss of appetite or excessive eating | |||
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|Restlessness | |||
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|Repeated thoughts of death or suicide | |||
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|Reduced concentration | |||
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Most common '''symptoms of postpartum psychosis''' include:<br> | Most common '''symptoms of postpartum psychosis''' include:<br> | ||
* Confusion and disorientation<br> | |||
* Hallucinations and delusions<br> | *Confusion and disorientation<br> | ||
* Paranoia<br> | *Hallucinations and delusions<br> | ||
* Sleep disturbances<br> | *Paranoia<br> | ||
* Obsessive thoughts about the baby<br> | *Sleep disturbances<br> | ||
* Attempts to harm herself or the baby<br> | *Obsessive thoughts about the baby<br> | ||
* Excessive energy and agitation<br> | *Attempts to harm herself or the baby<br> | ||
*Excessive energy and agitation<br> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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.
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:
- Confusion and memory loss that may come and go.
- Consciousness re-entry and re-exit
- Behavior that is extremely unorganized
- Delusions or hallucinations
- Women without a history of psychiatric disease can develop postpartum psychosis
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:
| 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