Attention to postpartum psychiatric diseases!

Prof. Bakirkoy Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Disorders E.A. Specialist from the hospital (BRSHH) psychiatrists. Göksen Yüksel, pregnancy and post-natal said that the period was an important process in which physiological, psychological and social changes were experienced in women's life.

Yuksel said that because of rapid hormonal changes, the person's mental health can be affected in the negative direction, "Psychiatric diseases that exist for this reason can also be exacerbated in this period".

Pregnancy and postpartum Perinatal ) psychiatric problems can not initially affect the person or family significantly, but can be converted to more severe taboos when the necessary and adequate adjectives are not given. "The delay in treatment will affect the postpartum psychiatric disorders, the new mother, the baby and the marriage relationship in such a negative way," Yuksel said.

"The main reasons for this are negative attitudes towards mental illnesses of the spouse, family and the society, worry that the patient will be misunderstood by other people," Yüksel said, "Contrary to the assumption of pregnancy and postpartum psychiatric disorders, the frequency is high, is the concern that the woman's place in her family will be shaken and her expectation to fulfill her responsibilities. Because of these reasons, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of postpartum psychiatric disorders is difficult.