Psychiatrist clarifies distinctions between postpartum psychosis and common perinatal mood disorders

A recent trial has highlighted the confusion surrounding postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe psychiatric emergency. Psychiatrist Dr. Patricia De Marco Centeno explains that the broader category of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) encompasses more common conditions like perinatal depression and obsessive-compulsive traits. Unlike postpartum psychosis, these conditions do not typically involve delusions or hallucinations and are generally manageable with treatment, though they can significantly impair a mother's daily functioning. AI

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• Dr. Patricia De Marco Centeno
• Duxbury
• Lindsay Clancy
• maternity blues
• Perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder
• perinatal obsessive-compulsive traits
• PMADs
• postpartum depression
• postpartum psychosis

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