Psychiatric Disorders During the Postpartum Period in Light of Current Advances

Childbirth is one of the most important social and psychological life events for women. In addition to the social context of including a new family member, this period is highly associated with the occurrence or recurrence of psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric disorders during this period have some negative effects on children as well as functional impairments in mothers. The prevalence of psychiatric diagnosis – especially depression and anxiety disorders – is high in the postpartum period. …