Postpartum Depression: Current Status and Possible Identification Using Biomarkers

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious health issue that can affect about 15% of the female population within after giving birth. It often conveys significant negative consequences to the offsprings. The symptoms and risk factors are somewhat similar to those found in non-postpartum depression. Th...

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Published inFrontiers in psychiatry Vol. 12; p. 620371
Main Authors Yu, Yi, Liang, Hong-Feng, Chen, Jing, Li, Zhi-Bin, Han, Yu-Shuai, Chen, Jia-Xi, Li, Ji-Cheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 11.06.2021
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biological markers
biomarkers
multi-omics
postnatal depression
postpartum depression
Psychiatry
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Summary:Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious health issue that can affect about 15% of the female population within after giving birth. It often conveys significant negative consequences to the offsprings. The symptoms and risk factors are somewhat similar to those found in non-postpartum depression. The main difference resides in the fact that PPD is triggered by postpartum specific factors, including especially biological changes in the hormone levels. Patients are usually diagnosed using a questionnaire onsite or in a clinic. Treatment of PPD often involves psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. In recent years, there have been more researches on the identification of biological markers for PPD. In this review, we will focus on the current research status of PPD, with an emphasis on the recent progress made on the identification of PPD biomarkers.
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This article was submitted to Mood and Anxiety Disorders, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry
Edited by: Gianluca Rosso, University of Turin, Italy
Reviewed by: Giuseppe Tavormina, Independent Researcher, Provaglio d'Iseo, Italy; Gayatri Saraf, University of British Columbia, Canada
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.620371