Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report
There is high degree of prevalence and variety of risk factors of postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, some postpartum women seem to struggle with their past traumatic life events and previous PTSD can result in them sinking deeper into a new PTSD, a postpartum PTSD. The person...
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| author | Evangelia Antoniou Eirini Orovou Vasileios Stavropoulos Ermioni Palaska Angeliki Sarella Maria Iliadou Georgios Iatrakis Maria Dagla |
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| description | There is high degree of prevalence and variety of risk factors of postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, some postpartum women seem to struggle with their past traumatic life events and previous PTSD can result in them sinking deeper into a new PTSD, a postpartum PTSD. The person who has undergone detoxification has endured a very painful process and there is a strong association between drug addiction and mortality. The aim of this case report study is to raise the understanding of health professionals regarding the impact that these two factors might have on ex-drug addicted women. Data were collected from the Maternity unit of the University Hospital of Larisa in Greece. A mother on day 2 after elective cesarean section confirmed her participation and filled in a Life Events Checklist (LEC-5), Posttraumatic Checklist (PCL-5), Criteria A, and a socio-demographic questionnaire. After the sixth postpartum week, the woman answered via telephone, adapted for postpartum PCL-5. This case study describes vividly and painfully the impact of past drug addiction not only on her cesarean section but also how it affected her postpartum period. Eight past traumatic life events led to the creation of a chronic PTSD, i.e., trauma re-experiencing, avoidance, negative thoughts and feelings, agitation, and reactivity. Unfortunately, in cases of traumatic childbirth, especially cesarean section, when there are past traumatic experiences, such as addiction or sexual abuse, postpartum PTSD is an unbearable experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eabbccd993494fb5aca3a87190b444262023-11-19T22:56:47ZengMDPI AGReports2571-841X2020-04-01321410.3390/reports3020014Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case ReportEvangelia Antoniou0Eirini Orovou1Vasileios Stavropoulos2Ermioni Palaska3Angeliki Sarella4Maria Iliadou5Georgios Iatrakis6Maria Dagla7Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceOrganization Against Drugs (OKANA), 10433 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Midwifery, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, GreeceThere is high degree of prevalence and variety of risk factors of postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, some postpartum women seem to struggle with their past traumatic life events and previous PTSD can result in them sinking deeper into a new PTSD, a postpartum PTSD. The person who has undergone detoxification has endured a very painful process and there is a strong association between drug addiction and mortality. The aim of this case report study is to raise the understanding of health professionals regarding the impact that these two factors might have on ex-drug addicted women. Data were collected from the Maternity unit of the University Hospital of Larisa in Greece. A mother on day 2 after elective cesarean section confirmed her participation and filled in a Life Events Checklist (LEC-5), Posttraumatic Checklist (PCL-5), Criteria A, and a socio-demographic questionnaire. After the sixth postpartum week, the woman answered via telephone, adapted for postpartum PCL-5. This case study describes vividly and painfully the impact of past drug addiction not only on her cesarean section but also how it affected her postpartum period. Eight past traumatic life events led to the creation of a chronic PTSD, i.e., trauma re-experiencing, avoidance, negative thoughts and feelings, agitation, and reactivity. Unfortunately, in cases of traumatic childbirth, especially cesarean section, when there are past traumatic experiences, such as addiction or sexual abuse, postpartum PTSD is an unbearable experience.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-841X/3/2/14drugs addictionposttraumatic stress disorderposttraumatic stress disorder postpartumposttraumatic stress disorder after drug abuse |
| spellingShingle | Evangelia Antoniou Eirini Orovou Vasileios Stavropoulos Ermioni Palaska Angeliki Sarella Maria Iliadou Georgios Iatrakis Maria Dagla Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report Reports drugs addiction posttraumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress disorder postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder after drug abuse |
| title | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report |
| title_full | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report |
| title_short | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum of a Woman Recovered from Drug Addiction: A Case Report |
| title_sort | posttraumatic stress disorder postpartum of a woman recovered from drug addiction a case report |
| topic | drugs addiction posttraumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress disorder postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder after drug abuse |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-841X/3/2/14 |
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