Chauhan Anahita R, Chauhan Arnav R
Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2024 Oct;74(5):386-390. doi: 10.1007/s13224-024-02076-3. Epub 2024 Nov 6.
Peripartum mental health is an underdiagnosed and undertreated entity; obstetricians are in a dilemma when patients present with signs of any mental disturbance. The peripartum period is fraught with triggers that can cause, or exacerbate, mental illness, and obstetricians need to be aware of diagnoses and treatment of blues, depression, psychosis and other problems. Key strategies that can be adopted are discussed in this review, along with the scenario in India.
围产期心理健康是一个诊断不足且治疗不充分的问题;当患者出现任何精神障碍迹象时,产科医生会陷入两难境地。围产期充满了可能引发或加剧精神疾病的诱因,产科医生需要了解产后情绪低落、抑郁症、精神病及其他问题的诊断和治疗方法。本综述讨论了可以采用的关键策略以及印度的情况。