Peripartum mood disturbances history and symptoms
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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%.
We can divide the postpartum mood disorders into Postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis and postpartum blues. Numerous signs and symptoms specific to each of these can find out while looking at the patients known to be having a concern for postpartum depression. The specific signs and symptoms to each of the different entity is described ad below:[3]
Signs and symptoms of postpartum depression |
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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:[4]
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- 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
- 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
References
- ↑ "Postpartum depression - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic".
- ↑ Seyfried LS, Marcus SM (August 2003). "Postpartum mood disorders". Int Rev Psychiatry. 15 (3): 231–42. doi:10.1080/0954026031000136857. PMID 15276962.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bergink V, Lambregtse-van den Berg MP, Koorengevel KM, Kupka R, Kushner SA (November 2011). "First-onset psychosis occurring in the postpartum period: a prospective cohort study". J Clin Psychiatry. 72 (11): 1531–7. doi:10.4088/JCP.10m06648. PMID 21903022.
- ↑ Wisner KL, Peindl K, Hanusa BH (February 1994). "Symptomatology of affective and psychotic illnesses related to childbearing". J Affect Disord. 30 (2): 77–87. doi:10.1016/0165-0327(94)90034-5. PMID 8201128.