clinical features

Last reviewed 01/2018

  • mixed anxiety and depression state
  • may become hypomanic on rare occasions
  • labile mood
  • insomnia
  • delusions or hallucinations may occur
  • delusional ideas may involve the baby
  • suicidal ideas can occur which may include the baby

Differential diagnosis:

  • schizophrenia with hallucinations does occur occasionally in the post-natal period