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- Title
POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS. CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT.
- Authors
Albert, Roxana; Rusu, Amani-Diana; Bercea, Diana
- Abstract
The postpartum period is characterized by overwhelming biological, physical, social and emotional changes. Postpartum psychosis is the most severe and the least understood postnatal psychiatric disorder and requires immediate hospitalization and treatment. It affects about 1-2 out of 1000 women after birth, including those without a history of mental illness. In most of the cases, women with postpartum psychosis develop symptoms within the first two weeks. The most important risk factors are bipolar disorder or postpartum psychosis history, primiparous, postpartum hormone changes and sleep deprivation. The first symptoms that appear include anxiety, irritability, insomnia or mood swings. Electroconvulsive therapy represents an important treatment option in addition to antipsychotic drug therapy. Postpartum psychosis is associated with high rates of infanticide and suicide, so early diagnosis and management are very important.
- Subjects
PERINATAL mood &; anxiety disorders; SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOSES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy; SLEEP deprivation; MENTAL illness
- Publication
Acta Marisiensis. Seria Medica, 2020, Vol 66, p6
- ISSN
2668-7755
- Publication type
Article