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.
External links
- Postpartum Depression, from the National Woman's Health Information Center
- Postpartum Depression, from the Nemours Foundation
- Postpartum Depression Postpartum Support International
- Information For Couples Tips for Mothers with Post Partum Depression
- National Organization for Women
- ifeminists.com
- The functions of postpartum depression
- Perinatal sadness among Shuar women: A test of the psychic pain hypothesis
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Diagnosis |
| ► | Causes |
| ► | An evolutionary psychological hypothesis for postpartum depression |
| ► | Andrea Yates case |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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