Postpartum Depression
Assessment
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Sometime within a year of giving birth, have you noticed about yourself (or a new mother you are observing) that you seem (she seems) to ...
Yes
No
1.
feel restless or irritable?
Yes
No
2.
feel sad, hopeless, and overwhelmed?
Yes
No
3.
cry a lot?
Yes
No
4.
have no energy or no emotion?
Yes
No
5.
eat too little or too much?
Yes
No
6.
sleep too little or too much?
Yes
No
7.
have trouble focusing, remembering, or making decisions?
Yes
No
8.
feel worhtless and guilty?
Yes
No
9.
have lost interest or pleasure in activities?
Yes
No
10.
have withdrawn from family and friends?
Yes
No
11.
have headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations (the heart beats fast and feels like it is skipping beats), or hyperventilation (fast, shallow breathing)?
Yes
No
12.
be afraid of hurting the baby or yourself?
Yes
No
13.
have little or no interest in the baby?
Total 'Yes'
(out of 13 possible)
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