Many women friends after the arduous October pregnancy, the delivery of a lovely baby, lifestyle all of a sudden become rich and colorful, happier mood, family become more energetic. However, some women can’t bear the change of lifestyle, face a lot of household things mental preparation is not sufficient, highly nervous, a long time in a state of stress, if the reaction time is too long, too strong. If the reaction time is too long and too strong, it will make the function of a system of the body gradually depleted, pathological damage and disease. Postpartum psychosis is one of these disorders.
Postpartum psychiatric disorder refers to a series of abnormal mental activities caused by the stress of the body due to childbirth, which can be acute or subacute in origin. The main manifestations are disorders of thinking, emotion and volitional activity. Specifically, there is anxiety, depression, fear, poor initiative and dependence. Emotions become indifferent, lack of affection for one’s baby, not knowing how to take care of and feed it, and in some cases even appear to harm it. They are too timid to go out, afraid to see strangers, nervous, withdrawn, do not interact with people around them, reduced speech, lack of interest, increased sensitivity, suspicion of being victimized, being followed, life becomes lazy, bedridden, unkempt, poor personal hygiene, antagonistic feelings with family members, or they can be stubbornly refusing everything, purposelessly impulsive, and the people around them cannot understand their inner feelings of joy, anger and sadness. In severe cases, negative sexual perceptions and behaviors can also occur.
Whether pregnancy and childbirth can cause mental disorders is a complex issue, which is the result of a combination of factors: 1, involving the individual’s biological characteristics, such as genetic qualities.
2, involves individual psychological qualities, and susceptible qualities such as prenatal introversion and sensitive personality are potential factors for the disease. Having good psychological quality and the ability to cope with various stresses may be one of the effective strategies to prevent postpartum mental disorders.
3, involves the presence of family support system and the quality of this system, etc. Support, understanding and care are important factors to help the mother play a regulatory role.
When you have postpartum psychosis, medication plays a key role. Whether the treatment is timely and whether the medication is appropriate is also an important indicator of postpartum psychosis. Patients and family members should not panic too much, taking targeted treatment is the best policy.
How to reduce postpartum mental disorder on the organism and psychological damage, both personal and family problems, so support psychotherapy, as well as improve the patient’s state of mind is of great importance, in the medication at the same time, should pay attention to the patient’s living environment, improve the family and the patient’s coping skills for daily life, improve interpersonal relationships in the family environment, give emotional support, that is, care, sympathy, acceptance and respect on play a positive role in the recovery of the disease.