Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Postpartal Psychiatric Disorder
- Mental health disorders in he postpartum period have
implications for the mother, the newborn, and the entire
family. Such conditions can interfere with attachment to
the newborn and family integration, and some may
threaten the safety and well being of the mother,
newborn, and other children.
- Types
- Postpartum depression
- PPD is an intense and pervasive
sadness with severe and labile
mood swings and is more serious
and persistent than postpartu blus
- Characteristics
- Overwhelming fatigue
- Difficulty bonding
with your baby
- Thoughts of harming yourself
or your baby
- Insomnia
- Loss of appetite
- Feelings of shame,
guilt or inadequacy
- Severe mood swings
- Withdrawal from
family and friends
- Lack of joy in life
- Loss of interest in sex
- Intense irritability and anger
- Medical Management
- antidepressants
- anciolytic agents
- electroconvulsive therapy
- hospitlization
- Postpartum psychosis
- Postpartum psychosis is a
syndrome most often
characterized by depression,
delusions, and, thoughts by the
mother by harming either the
infant or herself.
- Chaacteristics
- Confusion and disorientation
- Hallucinations and delusions
- Paranoia
- Attempts to harm
yourself or your baby
- Management
- psychiatric
hospitalization
- Antipsychotics
- mood
stabilizers
- Baby Blues
- Characteristics
- Anxiety
- Crying
- Irritability
- Decreased concentration
- Sadness
- Mood swings
- Trouble sleeping
- commonly include mood
swings and crying spells that
fade quickly
- When to see a doctor
- Don't fade after two weeks
- Are getting worse
- Make it hard to complete
everyday tasks
- Include thoughts of harming yourself or
your baby
- Make it hard for you to care for
your baby
- Causes
- Physical changes
- Emotional factors
- Lifestyle influences
- Risk factors
- Unplanned pregnancy
- financial problems
- weak support system
- problems in your relationship
- experienced stressful
events
- had postpartum
depression before
- history of depression