title: Homeopathic Treatment for Postpartum Depression: A Case Report.
abstract: Postpartum psychosis has long-lasting consequences for mother and child. Beside depression, sleep and eating disturbances, exhaustion, social withdrawal, and anxiety, postpartum depression can also interfere with normal maternal-infant bonding and adversely affect child development. Recent reports show that most affected pregnant women are hesitant about taking antidepressant drugs, with a high percentage discontinuing their use. Some authors suggest that the reluctance of pregnant women to take antidepressant drugs should encourage clinicians to discuss with their patients the use of psychological interventions or alternative forms of treatment. In this article, a case of severe postpartum depression, treated successfully with homeopathic therapy, is presented. Considering the high noncompliance of women suffering from postpartum depression with conventional antidepressant medication, research in safe complementary medical methods is justified. One of these methods should be homeopathy.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hatieganu," Cluj-Napoca, Romania.|2 County Emergency Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.|*Both authors contributed equally to the paper.
authors.forename: Vitalie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Văcăraş
authors.affiliation: 3 International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Alonissos, Greece.|*Both authors contributed equally to the paper.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vithoulkas
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hatieganu," Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca Dana
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Buzoianu
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hatieganu," Cluj-Napoca, Romania.|2 County Emergency Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ioan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mărginean
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hatieganu," Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Major
authors.affiliation: 4 Romanian Psychology Association, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Văcăraş
authors.affiliation: 2 County Emergency Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Romulus
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dan Nicoară
authors.affiliation: 5 The Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oberbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents
keywords: agnus castus; homeopathy; postpartum depression