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Perinatal Mental Health Disorders – Complete StudySet
Definitions, DSM-V diagnostic Criteria, Risk and Protective Factors, Diagnostic
Differentiation
Perinatal Depressive Disorders Right Ans - Depressive disorders that occur
during pregnancy or within four weeks following birth
Normal emotional, cognitive, and behavior changes during pregnancy Right
Ans - - Mood Lability (frequent changes in mood)
- Teary/Easily brought to tears
- Unchanged Self-Esteem
- Sleep Disturbances (due to bladder or heartburn)
- No thoughts or intentions of self-harm or suicide
- Tiredness, feeling fatigued
- Restorative Sleep (sleeping helps to restore energy)
- Feeling joy and anticipation, appropriate worry
- Increased appetite
Baby Blues Right Ans - - Temporary mood changes experienced by 60-80%
of new mothers
- Hormone Fluctuation (changes in hormone levels after birth)
- Acute sleep deprivation (severe lack of sleep)
- Lasts 2 days to 2 weeks (typically resolves within this timeframe
- Peaks 3-5 days after delivery
, - Tearfulness, frequent crying
- Emotional Instability or Lability
- Strong emotional response to stimuli, reactivity
- Exhaustion
- Predominantly happy, overall positive mood
- Not caused by stress or previous mental health issues
Baby Blues vs. Depression Right Ans - - Severity/Intensity
- Timing/Onset
- Duration/Chronicity
DSM-5 Peripartum Specifier Right Ans - 1. Majory unipolar depression with
peripartum onset
2. Bipolar I/II with peripartum onset
3. ONLY DSM specifiers to peripartum period
4. Peripartum defined as depression in pregnancy or within four weeks
following birth
Major Unipolar Depression, Peripartum Onset Right Ans - 5 or more
symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period
1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
2. Loss of interest, joy, or pleasure (anhedonia)
3. Significant weight change or appetite disturbance
4. Sleep disturbances (insomnia or hypersomnia)
5. Psychomotor agitation or retardation
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