Efficiency of Psychological Approaches in Case of Postpartum Depression in Primary Care

Abstract: Postpartum depression (PPD) is common, reported to be experienced by 15% or more of women during the 12 months after they giving birth to their infants. This review was aim to discuss the role of primary care (Family physicians) in the psychological management of postpartum depression, to be able to evaluate this point we need to overview the diagnostic approaches of PPD in primary care and the awareness general physicians (GPs) about the symptoms and how to approach the treatment of women with PPD. We conducted this review by searching published literature in the following databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials through “December, 2016”. Reference lists of other relevant publications were screened to identify additional potentially relevant studies that were not identified by the first method of literature searches. The evidence we consisted of in this analysis targeted mainly postpartum women depression management and diagnosis in medical care and the functions of family doctor in management of PPD. The little proof found concerning pregnant females suggested equivalent effects with postpartum ladies for advantages of screening, accuracy of the EPDS, the indirect evidence revealed that screening instruments can identify pregnant and postpartum ladies who require additional evaluation and may require treatment. Keywords: Postpartum depression (PPD), postpartum depression. Title: Efficiency of Psychological Approaches in Case of Postpartum Depression in Primary Care Author: Mastoor Abdulhadi Mastoor Alshahrani, Ebrahim Hussni A Nooh, Qussai Ali Alzahrani, Osama Hassan Alsubhi, Muslih Hayyas H Alzahrani, Moataz Saeed M Hantoush, Ahmed Awad Shamlan International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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