Postpartum Depression
Therapists In Denver And Nearby Specializing In Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (also known as postnatal depression or PPD) is a mood disorder that arises after childbirth. PPD affects 10 to 15 percent of new mothers.
Click to continue readingWhile postpartum depression can occur at any time within the first year, symptoms typically appear between two weeks to a month after delivery. What people often don’t realize is that postpartum depression can actually affect both sexes and not just the mother of the child.
Symptoms of postpartum depression
- Anxiety at being a new parent. The new parent may feel as though they are incapable of handling all the new responsibilities and that perhaps parenthood was a wrong decision.
- Extreme sadness and depression
- Lack of sleep or sleeping too much
- Lack of interest in activities
- Decreased energy
- Irritability and anger, sometimes at themselves and sometimes at the baby
- Loss of appetite
