Article only | Full CPD module
This updated module will give a GP focused overview of how to manage postnatal depression in primary care:
- Distinguishing postnatal depression from mild ‘’baby blues’
- Screening pregnant women for psychiatric history and current symptoms of psychiatric disorder
- Using the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale to screen women at risk of postnatal depression
- Referring patients with severe depression
- Managing postnatal depression in men
- Assisting women who are struggling to breastfeed effectively
- Using psychological therapies and/or medication in postnatal depression
