Postnatal Depression

Postnatal Depression

Postnatal Depression

Introduction

Postpartum depression is a huge challenge for health authorities, as an indicator of its prevalence, according to an epidemiological survey, ranging from 10 to 15%. Postpartum depression is considered as a factor which influences the development of the child in the early period of his life and partly determines its future. In studies that assessed long-term consequences of depression in the mother, numerous disorders in children have been identified. In addition, mothers with depression, it seems that they are unable to cope with their child, in violation of the harmony of their interactions. This article focuses on the importance of therapeutic interventions aimed at the dyad "mother suffering from depression," child "in the early period of its development, the different therapeutic approaches. In order to prevent need for early intervention before they happen fixation patterns of interaction(Gotlib 1991).

Hippocrates referred to the symptoms of chronic psychosis complicated by prenatal infections, followed by a fatal outcome for these women after childbirth. Esquirol in 1838, and then Maggs in 1858 spoke of puerperal psychosis, which was the content of the "madness of pregnant women” (Lafolie desfemmes enceintes) (Goodman 2004). In 1968, Pitt proposed the term "postpartum depression)) and clarified that the clinical picture is atypical of this disease.

Kshpag and Robson introduced the concept of prenatal psychiatry. They believe that one should distinguish between puerperal psychosis (a measure of them - one in a thousand - is not changed since 1848, expressed the hypothesis about their organic origin) from postpartum depression, as well as to provide a manic and depressive syndromes.

Why do not diagnose duration of the current Postnatal Depression?

This is the result of confusion over terminology. Until now, postpartum depression is not officially recognized as a clinical unit is considered in the literature, along with mental health puerperal period, however long it refers to either a post-natal gloom, or to post-partum psychosis.

One of the typical symptoms of postpartum depression is a complete unwillingness of mothers to seek help. This can be explained by a deep sense of guilt that they feel when faced with difficulties related to child care.

Rousseau perfectly described the experience of women suffering from depression and experiencing is not known to them previously is a great concern: it is literally dumped on his head a young mother, paralyzing her, causing sluggishness and a feeling of unbearable gravity causes it to avoid any kind of social contacts and had to focus on the child or Sometimes, by contrast, simply give up(Harris 2005).

According to this author, a vicious circle in the relationship is one of the factors contributing to the chronic course of depression in the mother, which reinforces the adverse effects on child development.

Schematically one can distinguish two groups of mothers:

• The first ever had conflicting relations with her own mother, or they felt the lack of maternal feelings. Difficult for them to adopt some aspects of sexuality and motherhood;

• The second is difficult to get rid ...