Postpartum Psychosis: What Every Clinician Must Know

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 2:14 p.m.

Today's episode is about the diagnosis of postpartum psychosis. Here are some important questions we cover in this episode:

  • How common is postpartum psychosis?
  • What underlying etiology should we always suspect?
  • How do we differentiate postpartum psychosis from obsessive-compulsive disorder in the postpartum?
  • Is postpartum psychosis an emergency, or can it be handled with outpatient treatment?

Faculty: Marlene Freeman, M.D.