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postpartum depression

endogenous depression that involves intense, sustained and sometimes disabling depression experienced by women after giving birth. The comprehensive term "Perinatal depression" refers to both postpartum depression and antenatal depression.

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Other names: Postnatal depression, perinatal depression
Specialty: Psychiatry
Symptoms: Extreme sadness, low energy , anxiety , changes in sleeping or eating patterns, crying episodes, irritability
Complications: self harm, suicide
Usual onset: A week to a month after childbirth
Causes: Unclear
Risk factors: Prior postpartum depression, bipolar disorder , family history of depression , psychological stress , complications of childbirth , lack of support, drug use disorder
Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms
Differential diagnosis: Baby blues
Treatment: Counselling , medications
Frequency: ~15% of births

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Postpartum depression (PPD), also known as perinatal depression, is a mood disorder which may be experienced by pregnant or postpartum women. Symptoms include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and extreme changes in sleeping or eating patterns. PPD can also negatively affect the newborn child.

Although the exact cause of PPD is unclear, it is believed to be due to a combination of physical, emotional, genetic, and social factors such as hormone imbalances and sleep deprivation. Risk factors include prior episodes of postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, a family history of depression, psychological stress, complications of childbirth, lack of support, or a drug use disorder. Diagnosis is based on a person's symptoms. While most women experience a brief period of worry or unhappiness after delivery, postpartum depression should be suspected when symptoms are severe and last over two weeks.