Definition: 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)
coordinate IM with specific psychiatric disease (IM) if relevant; check the tag FEMALE
Other names Post Partum Depression; Post Natal Depression; Depression, Postnatal; Depression, Post-Partum; Depression, Post-Natal; Post-Partum Depression; Post-Natal Depression; Postpartum Depression; Postnatal Depression
