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Depresión posparto - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Depresión puerperal; Depresión posnatal

Prevención:

El hecho de tener un buen apoyo social por parte de la familia, los amigos y los compañeros de trabajo puede ayudar a reducir la gravedad de la depresión posparto, pero es posible que no la prevenga.

Los cuestionarios de evaluación pueden ayudar a la detección temprana de la depresión o los riesgos de padecerla.

Las mujeres que tuvieron depresión posparto después de embarazos pasados pueden ser menos propensas a padecerla de nuevo si comienzan a tomar antidepresivos después del parto.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/4/2010
  • David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women's Mental Health: Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders. Accessed August 10, 2010.

Pearlstein T, Howard M, Salisbury A, Zlotnick C. Postpartum depression. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009;200:357-364.

ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins--Obstetrics. ACOG Practice Bulletin: Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists number 92. Use of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and lactation. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;111:1001-1020.

Depression during and after pregnancy. Updated March 6, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2010.

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