Postpartum mood disorders. A startling contrast to the joy of birth

Postgrad Med. 1993 Feb 15;93(3):103-4, 109-10, 113-6. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1993.11701624.

Abstract

More than half of new mothers may be affected by mood disorders after childbirth. Possible causes and recommended management depend on the type of disorder and its severity. In this article, Dr Knops discusses recognition, prevention, and management of three types of postpartum mood disorders as well as the need for support for a woman and her family at this vulnerable time.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Affective Disorders, Psychotic* / diagnosis
  • Affective Disorders, Psychotic* / epidemiology
  • Affective Disorders, Psychotic* / therapy
  • Counseling
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Family / psychology
  • Family Practice / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Marriage / psychology
  • Mood Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Mood Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Mood Disorders* / therapy
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Primary Prevention / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Puerperal Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Puerperal Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Puerperal Disorders* / therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Support