Postpartum depression
After giving birth, about 70-80% of women experience an episode of baby blues, feelings of depression, anger, anxiety and guilt lasting for several days. About 10% of new mothers develop the more severe postpartum depression (also postnatal depression), a form of major depression for which treatment is widely recommended.
Related Topics:
Birth - Women - Depression - Anger - Anxiety - Guilt - Mother - Major depression
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Diagnosis |
| ► | Causes |
| ► | An evolutionary psychological hypothesis for postpartum depression |
| ► | Andrea Yates case |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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