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== Overview == | ==Overview== | ||
Blood test and other tests are ordered to rule out any organic cause of peripartum mood disturbances. Then the physician asks a set of questions to diagnose the specific mood disorder. | Blood test and other tests are ordered to rule out any organic cause of peripartum mood disturbances. Then the physician asks a set of questions to diagnose the specific mood disorder. | ||
== Diagnostic Study of Choice == | ==Diagnostic Study of Choice== | ||
The diagnosis of [[Postpartum depression]] is made when at least 5 of the following mentioned diagnostic criteria are met: | The diagnosis of [[Postpartum depression]] is made when at least 5 of the following mentioned diagnostic criteria are met: | ||
Patients with [[postpartum]] [[psychosis]] are diagnosed under the DSM-5, based on their primary [[mental illness]] with the addition of the "'''[[peripartum]] onset'''" if it | *Changes in sleep pattern,<br> | ||
*Feelings of hopelessness or sadness,<br> | |||
*Feelings of restlessness,<br> | |||
*Loss of interest in activities,<br> | |||
*Feelings of guilt,<br> | |||
*Loss of energy,<br> | |||
*Loss of [[concentration]],<br> | |||
*Change in [[appetite]] or [[weight]],<br> | |||
*Thoughts of death or [[suicide]]. | |||
Patients with [[postpartum]] [[psychosis]] are diagnosed under the [[DSM]]-5, based on their primary [[mental illness]] with the addition of the "'''[[peripartum]] onset'''" if it | |||
presents during [[pregnancy]] or within four weeks after [[delivery]].<ref name="urlDSM-5">{{cite web |url=https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm |title=DSM-5 |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | presents during [[pregnancy]] or within four weeks after [[delivery]].<ref name="urlDSM-5">{{cite web |url=https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm |title=DSM-5 |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
The diagnosis of | The [[diagnosis]] of [[postpartum]] blues is made if three or four of [[depressive]] [[symptoms]] are present.<ref name="urlPostpartum blues: a clinical syndrome and predictor of postnatal depression?: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology: Vol 18, No 1">{{cite web |url=https://doi.org/10.3109/01674829709085564 |title=Postpartum blues: a clinical syndrome and predictor of postnatal depression?: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology: Vol 18, No 1 |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
The postpartum blues is defined by [[International Classification of Diseases]] – 10th Revision (ICD-10) as ''postpartum depression not otherwise specified''. | The [[postpartum]] blues is defined by [[International Classification of Diseases]] – 10th Revision (ICD-10) as ''postpartum depression not otherwise specified''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunita Kumawat, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Blood test and other tests are ordered to rule out any organic cause of peripartum mood disturbances. Then the physician asks a set of questions to diagnose the specific mood disorder.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
The diagnosis of Postpartum depression is made when at least 5 of the following mentioned diagnostic criteria are met:
- Changes in sleep pattern,
- Feelings of hopelessness or sadness,
- Feelings of restlessness,
- Loss of interest in activities,
- Feelings of guilt,
- Loss of energy,
- Loss of concentration,
- Change in appetite or weight,
- Thoughts of death or suicide.
Patients with postpartum psychosis are diagnosed under the DSM-5, based on their primary mental illness with the addition of the "peripartum onset" if it presents during pregnancy or within four weeks after delivery.[1]
The diagnosis of postpartum blues is made if three or four of depressive symptoms are present.[2] The postpartum blues is defined by International Classification of Diseases – 10th Revision (ICD-10) as postpartum depression not otherwise specified.