Postpartum depression: it isn't just the blues.
Postpartum depression is a crippling mood disorder, historically neglected in health care, leaving mothers to suffer in fear, confusion, and silence. Undiagnosed it can adversely affect the mother-infant relationship and lead to long-term emotional problems for the child. This article differentiates postpartum depression from other postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and addresses these aspects of postpartum depression: symptoms, prevalence, risk factors, interventions, and the effects on relationships and child development. Instruments available to screen for postpartum depression are also reviewed.
Beck
Cheryl Tatano
CT
University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, USA. cheryl.beck@uconn.edu
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012657:Self-Help Groups
D000928:Antidepressive Agents