Question 162 · LEK · Mental or behavioral disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
A few days after giving birth to her child a woman is weepy, irritable, tired, has the feeling that she will not be able to cope with the newborn. Most probably it is:
- A. baby blues and the woman does not require treatment.
- B. baby blues and the woman requires administration of benzodiazepins.
- C. baby blues and the woman requires administration of a small dose of an antidepressant.
- D. an onset of postnatal depression and the woman requires a psychotherapy.
- E. an onset of postnatal depression and the woman requires a pharmacotherapy.
Hint
Consider the timing (first days after delivery) and the mild, transient nature of the symptoms.
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