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A CLINICAL CASE REPORT POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS IN MULTIGRAVIDA
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MS SARIKA KHADASE , Ms Pranita Bhongade , Mrs. Pooja Kasturkar , Ms. Trupti Uke
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post-partum, psychosis, multigravida, maternal health.
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ABSTRACT: Background: post-partum psychosis is rare psychiatric serious condition treated by a medical emergency. It is also called as puerperal psychosis or postnatal psychosis. Postpartum psychosis classifies with a low incidence rate with an estimated global prevalence of 0.089 to 2.6 per 1000 births. The onset of puerperal psychosis is usually unexpectedly, and it more commonly occurs after 2 weeks of delivery. But it can appear any time in after delivery up to one year .If the postpartum psychosis is not detected and treated properly, there are serious medical and social consequences can occur like suicide and filicide. Patient history: A 26 married female, educated till 9th, homemaker belonging to a low socio-economic Hindu nuclear family. Presented in psychiatric OPD, with episodic course with exacerbations and remissions. The precipitating factor was the delivery of 2nd child 6 months ago. The patient was in remission for 5 months, and till 5 days ago she developed hearing of voices not heard by others, misidentification, aggressive and abusive behavior, irritability and muttering and smiling to self with gesturing behavior and decreased sleep since the last 3 days. Clinical finding: The investigation carried out such as history taken, physical examination and mental status examination revealed that speech - decreased rate, tone, volume, Mood – sad, Affect- restricted, and thought- ideas of reference denies delusions. Management & Prognosis: Here Patient was treated with Tab. Tab olazepam 5mg HS, Tab.Clonazepam 0.5mg. HS, and Electro Convulsive Therapy, supportive therapy. The patient's prognosis was improved. Conclusion: Timely treatment and management of postpartum psychosis it helps to prevent of future episodes and reduction of risk to the mother and her children and family. Key Word: post-partum, psychosis, multigravida, maternal health.
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MS SARIKA KHADASE, Ms Pranita Bhongade , Mrs. Pooja Kasturkar, & Ms. Trupti Uke (April-2023). A CLINICAL CASE REPORT POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS IN MULTIGRAVIDA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(4), c638-c640. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2304283.pdf
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Volume 8 Issue 4, April-2023
Pages : c638-c640
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