Peripartum mood disturbances diagnostic study of choice
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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.