recognizing and treating postpartum depression
September 2001
Recent media reports are drawing attention to the problem of recognizing and treating postpartum depression.
About 10% of new moms develop postpartum depression (PPD)...but it's often not diagnosed.
Now the Amer Academy of Family Physicians recommends universal screening for PPD...generally at the 6-week postpartum visit.
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