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Chapter-29 Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Postgraduate Psychiatry (2 Volumes)

Author
1. Bohra Neena
2. Bohra NK
ISBN
9789351529101
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14227_30
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1. Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
2. Neuropsychiatric Center, New Delhi, India; Delhi Academy of Practicing Psychaitrists
Chapter keywords
Postpartum psychiatric disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, postpartum psychoses, depression, morbid preoccupation, anxiety disorder

Abstract

The traditional view that there are three postpartum psychiatric disorders—the maternity blues, puerperal psychosis, and postnatal depression—is an oversimplification. The range of disorders is wide. This review focuses on those important to general psychiatrists and family practitioners. This chapter covers the postpartum psychoses, disorders of the mother-infant relationship, depression, various morbid preoccupations, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders specific to the puerperium, obsessions of child harm, and specialist teams. Bydlowski and Raoul-Duval described post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth in 1978. Long ordeals during labor led to secondary tocophobia, and the recurrence of tension, nightmares, and flashbacks toward the end of the next pregnancy.

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