Diseases

Postpartum Depression

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)

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Abstract

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)

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Depression, Postpartum
  • Post-Natal Depression
  • Post-Partum Depression
  • Postnatal Depression
  • Depression, Post-Natal
  • Depression, Post-Partum
  • Depression, Postnatal
  • Post Natal Depression
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post-Natal Dysphoria
  • Post-Partum Dysphoria
  • Postnatal Dysphoria
  • Postpartum Dysphoria
  • Dysphoria, Post-Natal
  • Dysphoria, Post-Partum
  • Dysphoria, Postnatal
  • Dysphoria, Postpartum
  • Post Natal Dysphoria
  • Post Partum Dysphoria

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific psychiatric disease if relevant; check the tag FEMALE

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History Note

96

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Previous Indexing

  • Depression (1966-1995)
  • Depressive Disorder (1981-1995)
  • Puerperal Disorders (1966-1995)

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WQ 500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postpartum Depression. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019052. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019052
  2. Postpartum Depression. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_depression
  3. Postpartum Depression. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935129