Postpartum Depression: Symptoms, Treatment, and Impact

Postpartum depression

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression with key symptoms............................................1
Exploring the prodromal phase and outlining challenges to diagnose postpartum depression...2
Developing understanding on recommended lifestyle, non- pharmacological and
pharmacological approach for postpartum depression................................................................3
Examining how mood disorder and lack of treatment will affect the person’s development.....4
Examining the impact of caring for an adult in postpartum depression on carers and family....4
Outlining an appropriate multi- disciplinary team which helps in managing the client with
mood disorder.............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Postpartum depression is suffered by a mother following child birth. It tends to typically
arise from the combination of several hormonal changes, fatigue and psychological changes to
motherhood. This study will highlight on diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression with key
symptoms associated with it. Moreover, this study also highlights on exploring the prodromal
phase. It will also help in developing understanding on recommended lifestyle, non-
pharmacological and pharmacological approach for postpartum depression. Moreover, this study
will help in examining that, how mood disorder and lack of treatment will affect the person’s
development. This study will help in examining the impact of caring for an adult in postpartum
depression. Lastly, it will also outline the appropriate multi- disciplinary team which helps in
managing the client with mood disorder.
MAIN BODY
Diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression with key symptoms.
Postpartum depression is suffered by a mother following child birth. It tends to typically arise
from the combination of several hormonal changes, fatigue and psychological changes to
motherhood. In clinical research, postpartum depression is referred to as depression that happens
within 4 weeks after child birth or 3 months or 6 months or up to 12 months after child birth
(Brummelte, & Galea, (2016)). The key symptoms associated with the postpartum depression
which mainly includes mood swings, anxiety, depression, reduced concentration, trouble
sleeping, crying, appetite problems, irritability, feeling overwhelmed, sadness, severe mood
swings, excessive crying, difficulty bonding with the baby, loss of appetite, withdrawing from
friends and family, overwhelming fatty, reduced interest, lack of pleasure in activities, loss of
energy, intense irritability and anger, hopelessness, feeling of worthlessness, guilt, shame,
restlessness, diminished ability to think clearly, severe anxiety, panic attacks, feeling of being
bad mother, fear of harming the baby, fear of harming oneself, difficulty in concentration,
confusion, sluggishness, hypersomnia, insomnia, impaired concentration, irritable mood,
agitation, psychomotor retardation, indecisiveness, recurrent thoughts of death, thoughts of
harming yourself and suicide or considered to be the key symptoms associated with the
postpartum depression (Stewart, & Vigod, (2016)). There is no specific diagnostic test for
postpartum depression. Any pregnant women who in turn has been diagnosed with the
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