Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges

Introduction: Post-partum depression is a common psychological morbidity among women following childbirth which associated with various consequences towards the mother, child, and family. The magnitude of the problem is more significant in cases where there are multiple psychosocial issues complicat...

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Main Authors:	Zakaria, Rozanizam, Fadzil, Nor Asyikin, Idris, Siti Aisyah, Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal, Kadir, Suhaida
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Published:	Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Helath Sciences UPM 2017
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spelling	iium-770512020-02-13T06:26:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77051/ Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges Zakaria, Rozanizam Fadzil, Nor Asyikin Idris, Siti Aisyah Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal Kadir, Suhaida R Medicine (General) Introduction: Post-partum depression is a common psychological morbidity among women following childbirth which associated with various consequences towards the mother, child, and family. The magnitude of the problem is more significant in cases where there are multiple psychosocial issues complicating the presentation. Case report: We report a case of a 24 years old Malay mother, with a poor socioeconomic background from a rural district of Kelantan, who presented with severe depression during pregnancy and postpartum period precipitated by multiple family conflicts and issues related to poor social support. The depression deteriorated further when her baby was later diagnosed to have ventricular septal defect requiring operative intervention at 3 months of age. She was admitted to the psychiatry ward with the involvement of multiple disciplinary teams including psychiatry, paediatrics, hospital social welfare unit, local government welfare agency and primary health care clinic in her local area. Conclusion: This case highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in managing postpartum depression especially in complex cases where multiple medical and psychosocial issues dominating the presentation. We also discussed various challenges that clinician should be aware of when managing such cases. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Helath Sciences UPM 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77051/1/DrRozanizam_USM%20%282%29.docx application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77051/3/77051%20Treating%20postpartum%20depression%20in%20a%20mother%20of%20a%20child.pdf Zakaria, Rozanizam and Fadzil, Nor Asyikin and Idris, Siti Aisyah and Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal and Kadir, Suhaida (2017) Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (IJPHCS), 4 (1). pp. 167-175. E-ISSN 2289-7577 http://www.publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/384/344
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Zakaria, Rozanizam Fadzil, Nor Asyikin Idris, Siti Aisyah Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal Kadir, Suhaida Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
description	Introduction: Post-partum depression is a common psychological morbidity among women following childbirth which associated with various consequences towards the mother, child, and family. The magnitude of the problem is more significant in cases where there are multiple psychosocial issues complicating the presentation. Case report: We report a case of a 24 years old Malay mother, with a poor socioeconomic background from a rural district of Kelantan, who presented with severe depression during pregnancy and postpartum period precipitated by multiple family conflicts and issues related to poor social support. The depression deteriorated further when her baby was later diagnosed to have ventricular septal defect requiring operative intervention at 3 months of age. She was admitted to the psychiatry ward with the involvement of multiple disciplinary teams including psychiatry, paediatrics, hospital social welfare unit, local government welfare agency and primary health care clinic in her local area. Conclusion: This case highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in managing postpartum depression especially in complex cases where multiple medical and psychosocial issues dominating the presentation. We also discussed various challenges that clinician should be aware of when managing such cases.
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author	Zakaria, Rozanizam Fadzil, Nor Asyikin Idris, Siti Aisyah Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal Kadir, Suhaida
author_facet	Zakaria, Rozanizam Fadzil, Nor Asyikin Idris, Siti Aisyah Mohd Zain, Mohd Rizal Kadir, Suhaida
author_sort	Zakaria, Rozanizam
title	Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
title_short	Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
title_full	Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
title_fullStr	Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
title_sort	treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges
publisher	Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Helath Sciences UPM
publishDate	2017
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Treating postpartum depression in a mother of a child with congenital heart disease: a multidisciplinary approach and its challenges

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