Women with postpartum psychosis are at high risk to harm themselves and/or their baby and need treatment and to be under supervision until their symptoms improve. Hallucinations, or seeing or hearing things that are not there.But postpartum psychosis is a severe mental illness with symptoms that can include: Postpartum psychosis is much less common, occurring in one to two per 1,000 women who deliver. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder or other hormone-related mood changes.Lack of support from family, friends and partner.
Women with these risk factors are more likely to develop maternal depression: Postpartum depression is a medical condition that needs treatment to resolve. Biological and, sometimes, situational factors may result in depression. Postpartum depression is not caused by lack of fortitude or not wanting to parent. There is no one single cause of postpartum depression and women are not to blame. Thoughts about death, suicide, or harming oneself or the baby.Persistent doubts about the ability to care for the new baby.Trouble bonding or forming an emotional attachment with the new baby.Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not have a clear physical cause or do not ease even with treatment.Difficulty sleeping (even when the baby is sleeping), awakening early in the morning, or sleeping too much.
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions. Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still. Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities. Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, hopelessness or helplessness. Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood. The other pattern is a flat and depressed mood similar to other major depressive episodes that are not specific to pregnancy/postpartum. These women frequently have “what if” thoughts such as, “what if I accidentally drop the baby." These awful, unwanted thoughts play over and over and these new mothers feel inadequate to the task of taking care of their baby. These thoughts usually revolve around feelings that they will lose control and unintentionally harm the baby. Women with this anxious form of postpartum depression experience catastrophic fears. One is a pattern of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive thoughts. Postpartum depression often follows two patterns. They can range from mild to severe symptoms. Symptoms of postpartum depression can develop within days after delivery and up to three months later. Many women who experience postpartum depression begin to feel its effects one week to several weeks after giving birth. “Postpartum depression differs from the baby blues in that the symptoms are more severe and last longer,” says psychologist Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, Division Chief, University Hospitals OB/GYN Behavioral Medicine. But postpartum depression, which affects around 13 percent of new moms, is different: It's more serious and needs treatment to go away. Close to three-quarters of new mothers experience the baby blues – a short-lived emotional response in which they feel irritable, restless and anxious.
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