The mental content of puerperal psychoses.
The mental concept of puerperal psychoses is considered as having important determinants in body image disturbances. A case is presented of a woman who had had postpartum psychiatric disorders after the birth of each of her two daughters, and who suffered a relapse in identification with her parturient younger daughter.
D001828:Body Image; D003192:Compulsive Behavior; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy; D011385:Projection; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012649:Self Concept