POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS
⇒DEFINITION:-
Postpartum Psychosis is an acute mental disorder or a psychotic reaction occurring following childbirth or abortion.
🔴Postnatal psychosis or puerperal psychosis is a psychological emergency.
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| Postpartum Psychosis |
⇒CLINICAL MANIFESTATION:-
- Hallucinations - sensing falls, visions, smell or sound which is not really present.
- Delusions - It is basically a false beliefs
- Mood changes such as mania or depression
- Depersonalization (some people describe this as an out of body experience)
- Disorganized thinking or behaviors
- Insomnia - It is a sleeping disorder in this you may find yourself very hard to stay asleep
- Self-harming - Women with this postpartum psychosis have this type of intention to harm themself. She might commit suicide or may try to kill their child.
⇒ETIOLOGY:-
- History of Mental illness - If the patient have any past history of other mental illness.
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar Disorder
- Number of pregnancies
- family history of mental health condition - If any other family members have any kind of psychotic disorder then the pregnant mother also has a chance to get this mental problem.
- Sleep deprivation
- Hormone changes - hormonal disbalances due to pregnancy can also be the causes of postpartum psychosis.
- Other medical conditions
- Post pregnancy stress can affect mothers mental health
⇒Diagnostic Evaluation:-
- History Collection
- Physical Examination
- Blood Test
- Urine and other body fluid test
- Mental Status Examination Test
- Imaging Tests
⇾MRI
⇒Treatment:-
▲Medication
Antipsychotic
Mood stabilizers
Antiseizure drug
Lithium
▲Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
It is the therapy in which electrical shock is provided to the patient in a very low amount and for very short time only.
⬛ With these proper nursing care is very important to totally cure the mental health problems.
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