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Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression. Michael Hoerger. Background. Postpartum or postnatal = after birth Low mood, loss of pleasure, hopelessness, sleep and appetite problems 3 types: Baby Blues: 80% Postpartum depression: 5% Postpartum psychosis: 0.1%. Validity?.

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Postpartum Depression

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  1. Postpartum Depression Michael Hoerger

  2. Background • Postpartum or postnatal = after birth • Low mood, loss of pleasure, hopelessness, sleep and appetite problems • 3 types: • Baby Blues: 80% • Postpartum depression: 5% • Postpartum psychosis: 0.1%

  3. Validity? • “The feeling associated with giving up something loved—or at least something that is a part of ourselves and familiar—is depression.” –M. Scott Peck • Prior depression, anxiety, stress • Pathologizing women?

  4. Etiology • Overestimating happiness • Stress, low social support, single parent, marital problems • Parental efficacyexpectations • Difficult temperament,health problems

  5. Consequences • Physical growth • Behavior problems • Emotional problems

  6. Prevention • What can be done by the individual to prevent postpartum depression? • What can be done by society?

  7. Michael Hoerger To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, January 22). Postpartum Depression. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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