[Post-partum blues and depression]. 2009

Isabelle Jalenques, and Guillaume Legrand
Faculté de médecine, université d'Auvergne, pôle de psychiatrie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, service de psychiatrie de l'adulte A et psychologie médicale, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex. ijalenques@chu-clermontferrand.fr

Post-partum time is an eventful period with modifications of somatic but also biological and psychological status of women, leading to increased risk of anxious and depressive disorders. Diagnosis of post-partum blues (PPB) or post-partum depression (PPD) is sometimes difficult. PPB is usually benign; thus a punctual help is usually sufficient. A severe or long duration PPB is associated with an increased risk of PPD which has to be taken into account. PPD can be difficult to diagnose because of multiple clinical forms and specially variations in intensity. During prenatal period, the aim is to look for women who are at risk for PPB or PPD. So it is necessary that the different practitioners can exchange informations. A treatment of PPD is essential because it has an important impact on mother and child's health. General practitioner involves from prenatal period (deflection of risk factors) to the diagnosis, the look out and the following of mothers and children in collaboration with obstetric, pediatric and psychiatric teams.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D019052 Depression, Postpartum Depression in POSTPARTUM WOMEN, usually within four weeks after giving birth (PARTURITION). The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (From DSM-IV, p386) Post-Natal Dysphoria,Post-Partum Dysphoria,Postnatal Depression,Postnatal Dysphoria,Postpartum Depression,Postpartum Dysphoria,Post-Natal Depression,Post-Partum Depression,Depression, Post-Natal,Depression, Post-Partum,Depression, Postnatal,Dysphoria, Post-Natal,Dysphoria, Post-Partum,Dysphoria, Postnatal,Dysphoria, Postpartum,Post Natal Depression,Post Natal Dysphoria,Post Partum Depression,Post Partum Dysphoria

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