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Svangerskaps- og barselsdepresjon

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Definisjon:
Depresjon som inntreffer i svangerskapet eller etter fødselen. 
Forekomst:
Rundt 10%. Rundt 1/3 starter under graviditeten
Symptomer:
Nedstemthet, gråt, mangel på evne til å glede seg, søvnløshet, slapphet, spiseforstyrrelser, selvmordstanker, tilbakevendende tanker om død
Funn:
Varierende grader av depressivt klinisk preg
Diagnostikk:
Labprøver og andre undersøkelser har ingen verdi utover differensialdiagnostisk
Behandling:
Avlastning og støtte fra familien, kognitiv terapi, ev. SSRI i tillegg ved alvorlig depresjon, ev. innleggelse.
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  • Silje Folven Barlindhaug, spesialist i allmennmedisin, redaktør NEL

Tidligere fagmedarbeidere

  • Randolf Terje Vågen, medisinsk fagsjef, Divisjon psykisk helsevern, St. Olavs hospital
  • Olav Thorsen, spesialist allmennmedisin, Klubbgaten legesenter, Stavanger
  • Gunnar Morken, spesialist i psykiatri, førsteamanuensis, Psykiatrisk Institutt, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Trondheim