Postpartal Psychiatric Disorder

Types
1. Postpartum Depression
2. Baby Blues
3. Postpartum Psychosis
Causes
1. Physical Changes
2. Lifestyle Influences
3. Emotional Factors
Signs & Symptoms
1. Postpartum Depression
  1. Loss of Appetite
  2. Overwhelming Fatigue
  3. Severe Mood Swings
  4. Feelings of shame, guilt or inadequacy
  5. Difficulty bonding with baby
  6. Withdrawal from family and friends
  7. Thoughts of harming yourself or your baby
  8. Lack of joy in life
  9. Insomnia
  10. Loss of interest in sex
  11. Intense irritability and anger
2. Baby Blues
  1. Mood Swings
  2. Anxiety
  3. Sadness
  4. Irritability
  5. Crying
  6. Decreased Concentration
  7. Trouble Sleeping
3. Postpartum Psychosis
  1. Attempts to harm yourself of your baby
  2. Confusion and Disorientation
  3. Hallucinations and Delusions
  4. Paranoia
Diagnosis
1. Depression-Screening Questionnaire
2. Blood Test
  1. Underactive Thyroid
Management
1. Postpartum Depression
  1. Antidepressant
  2. Hospitalization
  3. Ancloytic Agents
  4. Electroconvulsive Therapy
2. Postpartum Psychosis
  1. Psychiatric Hospitalization
  2. Antipsychotics
  3. Mood Stabilizers
3. Baby Blues
  1. Antidepressant

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