Postpartum Depression and Diabetes

Depression and diabetes share a bidirectional causal association. Additionally, during the postpartum period women have an increased vulnerability for both depression and impaired glucose tolerance. The impact of the comorbidity of diabetes and postpartum depression is also bidirectional with an im...

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Main Authors: Pawan Sharma, Sanjay Kalra, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6210
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description Depression and diabetes share a bidirectional causal association. Additionally, during the postpartum period women have an increased vulnerability for both depression and impaired glucose tolerance. The impact of the comorbidity of diabetes and postpartum depression is also bidirectional with an impaired course and outcome of both these disorders. The clinic visits for pregnancy and/ or diabetes care offer important opportunity to screen for postpartum (as well as prepartum) depression. Screening tools that are shorter, that take less time and acceptable are recommended. While a limited number of guidelines on management of depression among persons with diabeteshave commented on management of the postpartum depression, the emphasis is on timely intervention using pharmacological and psycho- social interventions. Continue...
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spelling doaj.art-ddb51f14afc54316ab48788ba1503f072023-05-25T04:23:02ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822022-02-01720110.47391/JPMA.22-002Postpartum Depression and DiabetesPawan Sharma0Sanjay Kalra1Yatan Pal Singh Balhara2Department of Psychiatry, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, NepalDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, IndiaNational Drug Dependence Treatment Center and Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Depression and diabetes share a bidirectional causal association. Additionally, during the postpartum period women have an increased vulnerability for both depression and impaired glucose tolerance. The impact of the comorbidity of diabetes and postpartum depression is also bidirectional with an impaired course and outcome of both these disorders. The clinic visits for pregnancy and/ or diabetes care offer important opportunity to screen for postpartum (as well as prepartum) depression. Screening tools that are shorter, that take less time and acceptable are recommended. While a limited number of guidelines on management of depression among persons with diabeteshave commented on management of the postpartum depression, the emphasis is on timely intervention using pharmacological and psycho- social interventions. Continue... https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6210
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