A woman has mild depression after few days of delivery & disappeared after 2 week in postpaum period. It may be due to:
Correct Answer: Post-paum blue
Description: Ans. (A) Post-paum blueNormally around 25-50% of all women can develop psychological symptoms in the puerperal period.Commonest type of presentation is mild depression & irritability, often known as postnatal blues.Pass off within a few days.Severe psychiatric symPtoms included depressive episode with psychotic symPtoms (most common), schizophrenia like symptoms, manic episode & delirium (least common).
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