Peripartum mood disturbances differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions
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!Postpartum blues | !Postpartum blues | ||
!Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism | !Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism | ||
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!Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive symptoms | !Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive symptoms | ||
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|Differentiated by evaluating [[free T4]] and [[TSH]] levels. | |Differentiated by evaluating [[free T4]] and [[TSH]] levels. | ||
|This presents within days or weeks [[delivery|post delivery]]. | |This presents within days or weeks [[delivery|post delivery]]. | ||
|In postpartum period because of changes in the level of estrogen and progesterone affects transmission of dopamine and serotonin. | |||
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|Presents with feelings of dread, worry, lack of concentration, sleeping and eating problems, [[nausea]], [[palpitations]], [[dizziness]]. | |Presents with feelings of dread, worry, lack of concentration, sleeping and eating problems, [[nausea]], [[palpitations]], [[dizziness]]. | ||
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|[[Mood disorders|Mood diorders]] along with other [[physiologic]] symptoms | |[[Mood disorders|Mood diorders]] along with other [[physiologic]] symptoms | ||
|The mother experiences agitation, [[delusions]], [[hallucinations]], [[sleep deprivation]] for several nights and change in [[behaviour]]. | |The mother experiences agitation, [[delusions]], [[hallucinations]], [[sleep deprivation]] for several nights and change in [[behaviour]]. | ||
|Intense distress, and senseless and intrusive thoughts causes obsessive preoccupation and urges to perform anxiety-reducing rituals. | |||
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|The condition does not subside on its own. The patient has to seek [[medical]] advice.<ref name="pmid30085612" /> | |The condition does not subside on its own. The patient has to seek [[medical]] advice.<ref name="pmid30085612" /> | ||
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|This is acute in onset and an emergency situation with the risks of [[suicide]] and harm to the baby. | |This is acute in onset and an emergency situation with the risks of [[suicide]] and harm to the baby. | ||
| | |Medical and psychotherapy are used for the treatment. | ||
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Revision as of 19:08, 3 August 2021
Template:Atherosclerosis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunita Kumawat, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Depression in the postpartum period without psychotic features is called postpartum depression and if psychotic features are present then it cahracterises postpartum psychosis. Psychosocial variables are linked to an increase in incidence of postpartum depression. In the case of postpartum psychosis, however, this is not the case. In contrast to postpartum depression, which can be sudden in start but generally has a more progressive onset over the weeks to months after labor, the clinical presentation of postpartum psychosis is severe, abrupt, and nearly immediately follows childbirth.
Differentiating Postpartum depression from other Diseases
| Postpartum anxiety | Postpartum blues | Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism | Changes | Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive symptoms |
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| The onset is anywhere between child birth to one year. | They usually occur within a few days after child birth and improve within a week or two. | Differentiated by evaluating free T4 and TSH levels. | This presents within days or weeks post delivery. | In postpartum period because of changes in the level of estrogen and progesterone affects transmission of dopamine and serotonin. |
| Presents with feelings of dread, worry, lack of concentration, sleeping and eating problems, nausea, palpitations, dizziness. | The new mother has low mood, frequent crying, change in appetite and sleep, feeling of inadequacy. | Mood diorders along with other physiologic symptoms | The mother experiences agitation, delusions, hallucinations, sleep deprivation for several nights and change in behaviour. | Intense distress, and senseless and intrusive thoughts causes obsessive preoccupation and urges to perform anxiety-reducing rituals. |
| The condition does not subside on its own. The patient has to seek medical advice.[1] | Does not impact day to day functioning or the capacity to look after the baby. | This is acute in onset and an emergency situation with the risks of suicide and harm to the baby. | Medical and psychotherapy are used for the treatment. |