What Is Post Partum Psychosis?
Postpartum Psychosis Is a Serious Mental Health Illness That Can Affect Someone Soon After Having a Baby. It Affects Around 1 in 500 Mothers After Giving...
Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental health illness that can affect someone soon after having a baby. It affects around 1 in 500 mothers after giving birth. Many people who have given birth will experience mild mood changes after having a baby, known as the "baby blues".
What causes postpartum psychosis?
The most significant risk factors for postpartum psychosis are a personal or family history of bipolar disorder, or a previous psychotic episode. Of the women who develop a postpartum psychosis, research has suggested that there is approximately a 5% suicide rate and a 4% infanticide rate associated with the illness.Which of the following are symptoms of postpartum psychosis?
Signs and Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis
- Sudden thoughts of throwing the baby or harming it in some way.
- Delusions (beliefs that have no basis in reality)
- Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there)
- "Flat affect," or a lack of emotional response or blank facial expression.
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